Setting the blocks on point makes a larger quilt with less blocks. That would help with the ones you only have a few of.

There was a lady on here quite some time back that made a wallhanging in the shape of a Christmas tree from various blocks that was absolutely cute and beautiful at the same time. Maybe someone else will remember who it was.

I recently went through my blocks and decided to make like a BOM quilt. Doing quilt as you go on the 20 blocks and it is turning out pretty good. For me it's hard to know what to quilt in each block but once I come up with an idea it goes pretty fast. It was kinda sad as some of these blocks I won at guild in 2005. But now they are finding a home. Have two more blocks that were done on point so will make pillows from them. Good luck with yours.

I almost never throw away partial or orphan blocks. The partials go into crumb blocks. The orphans go into all the suggestions like the ones on your lists. I put a bunch onto a jacket I made. My newest use for an orphan is as a center for an oversized log cabin lap quilt. Many people hang seasonal pieces. Orphan blocks can be used that way as well.

This is my second post. I found the picture for the christmas tree wallhanging. It was from char634w and was posted on 12-16-2011. Do a search for christmas tree wallhangings and you should see it.

One of my charity quilting groups actually collects orphan blocks and some of the ladies put them together for our quilts.

If I don't use the extra blocks in the backing, I give it away. I have enough other 'stuff' already.

ali

Every once in a while someone on this board will ask for orphan blocks. They use them for charity quilts.

I have sewed some of mine on the plain shopping bags

Incorporate them into pieced backings or use them as quilt labels if they have areas where you can write with a permanent marker.

I make snack mats (8 1/2" x 11") for my grandson. I sometimes use an orphan block as the starting point.