
I'm sure we all have some of these. Every once in awhile it's fun to get the fabric scraps out and just play! As a bonus, if you use them up every so often, you are less likely to drown in them.
Here's what I like to do with my fabric scraps. Using the sew-and-flip method, I piece them together crazy quilt style. I try not to think too much about which pieces go next to each other. I grab two pieces and stitch them together. But if the occasional combo really bothers me, I don't use them next to each other, after all this is supposed to be fun.

Next I flip the pieces open, finger press and grab another piece to sew to that unit ... sew and flip, sew and flip, and so on.
Once I get a bunch of them pieced together, I sub-cut them further into little shapes: squares, circles, rectangles etc. On the wall hanging below, I cut them into inchies (1" square fiber art pieces) and appliquéd them onto a black wool felt background. I love how the black really makes the colors pop!

If you look carefully, you'll see that my "squares" are not really square. That's because I simply laid them onto the felt and stitched around them with a zig zag stitch: no basting, no pinning, no fusibles web. I let the sewing machine gently stretch them out of shape into these lively dancing shapes.
If you prefer your shapes not stretched out of shape, just iron some fusible web onto the back of your pieced scraps before you sub-cut them into smaller shapes. Then you can fuse them to your background.
Have fun with the design. Try geometric as well as freeform layouts before you commit to sewing or fusing them down. Or better yet, make two wall hangings: a geometric AND a freeform.
While you relax and play with your fabric scraps, your mind will have a chance to wander. By the time you finish you may very well have several new ideas to choose from, and you'll be ready for your next big project.
happy quilting! =(^_^)=