Thank you both for your ideas. I thought I might shorten the triangle - Thanks for figuring it for me - haven't had the time. Most of my strips are 1 1/4 inches and under. Kris, I may try the 3 1/2 inch size and see if that works with my scraps. Won't be starting this right away, but will leave my scrap boxes out - they seem to be a permanent part of my living room now! I still don't have my storage space organized enough to put them back there right now. I also need many of the odd-shaped and small pieces to finish the center of the hand-pieced scrap quilt I am working on. As I sort, more strips are sure to pop up to add to the 5" strip collection I have but I won't cut them in case I decide to make a larger triangle. I now have a goal for the rest of my "bushels" of scraps dating back to the 50s. Some may be older as they are my mother's and she didn't quilt. These may end up being nursing home lap quilts.