Pamelor, I am so sorry to hear about your parents. It is hard now but when you can take a breath, you will feel more at ease. Yes, I among others here have faced that journey too. Don't pressure yourself to make a 2.5 quilt until your life is settled. We are just sending out ideas so we have lots of choices to use our collections of candies.
Oh be careful what you say about 2.5's they will grow on you and as you accumulate your own from the small leftover pieces of other quilts, they will flourish, multiply and magically fill your spaces. Tee-Hee-Hee!