# Orphan Block Quilts

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**Orphan Blocks** are leftover or extra blocks that have not been used in a quilt.
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## <mark style="color:blue;">A Use Case for Orphan Blocks</mark>

PreQuilt is an excellent tool for figuring out how best to use any of your [*<mark style="color:blue;">Orphan Blocks</mark>*](https://help.prequilt.com/welcome-to-prequilt/about-this-help-guide/glossary#orphan-blocks). Not only can you load your pieced blocks into PreQuilt, but you can also randomly place them into a quilt grid and randomly rotate them.&#x20;

Here's an example of some scrap blocks I had leftover from a previous project. I had only one of each, so I loaded pictures of the blocks into PreQuilt and then used its randomization features to come up with a fun design to use up my orphan blocks.

<figure><img src="https://667278489-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FPUFswdysHBJDPIJC9xe0%2Fuploads%2FB5etJs3lrO91xqs6hnvq%2Fprequilt_design%20(21).jpg?alt=media&#x26;token=370b2c83-95ef-4aea-810f-af1d6e673109" alt=""><figcaption><p><em>Example of mini quilt using orphan blocks</em></p></figcaption></figure>

Wanna make your own? Let's dive in!

{% content-ref url="orphan-block-quilts/01-photograph-your-blocks" %}
[01-photograph-your-blocks](https://help.prequilt.com/prequilt-101/starter-quilts/orphan-block-quilts/01-photograph-your-blocks)
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{% content-ref url="orphan-block-quilts/02-import-blocks-into-prequilt" %}
[02-import-blocks-into-prequilt](https://help.prequilt.com/prequilt-101/starter-quilts/orphan-block-quilts/02-import-blocks-into-prequilt)
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[03-use-blocks-in-quilt](https://help.prequilt.com/prequilt-101/starter-quilts/orphan-block-quilts/03-use-blocks-in-quilt)
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{% content-ref url="orphan-block-quilts/04-random-play" %}
[04-random-play](https://help.prequilt.com/prequilt-101/starter-quilts/orphan-block-quilts/04-random-play)
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