Orphan block design process

Someone posted a note saying that they thought we should blog about process as well as showing our quilts. So, I thought that I would do that with this quilt. These are the ugly orphan blocks left over for a number of years from a Mary Lou Weideman workshop. What to do with the UFO orphan blocks? Suggestions have been made to just donate or get rid of them, but I love a color challenge and I thought I would try to resuscitate and renew.

These blocks have been taken apart for a border challenge.

I made two more stars and this is the start of the new quilt.