You're in good company, Daren - you'll notice many of us take flying leaps off the wagon at times but we're very good at keeping space for everyone who wants to try to be more intentional about using the fabric they have, whatever that looks like. :-)
I'm in awe of your commitment to hand work - I enjoy hand sewing but I get plenty of that when I put on my bindings! I do love that you seem to have the same sense of adventure when working with your scraps as I do. I love to see what comes from such disparate pieces of fabric and I'm always so much more satisfied with scrap projects than I am when I have a matched set of prints to work with...