I stumbled upon this pattern and thought it might be of interest here. It is designed to be used with fat quarter bundles which I don't have, but I have plenty of fabric that could be used for a quick baby or donation quilt. It does use 2.5 in strips. I have begun to save my trimmings and narrow scraps as strips if they are longer than 2.5 X 2.5
The pattern is on YouTube and there is an attachment with the free printable directions. Lots of size options!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zm6cAOX3xQ
This may be a good afternoon donation quilt project.