Have 3 shoe boxes full of triangles from previous projects.
Any easy suggestions: Pinwheels, Half-squares with white or
natural muslin as opposite? Help .... need something simple
to take a break from my current projects which are very
intricate.

Try looking at summer porch quilt on here.

How about 1000 Pyramids (or triangles).

...or flying geese?

Jacob's Ladder?

There are all kinds of stars with hundreds of different names that you can make with half square triangles--hundreds more if you cut them in half and make quarter square triangles. Some of my favorites are Barbara Fritchie Star, Pinwheel Star, Friendship or 9 patch Star, Ohio Star, etc.

Check out http://www.quiltville.com for ideas. She has all kinds of scrappy patterns.

pat speth nickle quilts

in my bucket list:

lady of the lake & rambler

http://patspeth.com/freepatterns.html