Thanks to everyone who offered suggestions for my oval orphan blocks! I decided to use 4 of the 5 to make a quilt to for Flying Horse Farms, and here it is:
Finished top is about 61″ x 71″
There were some anxious moments before it came together, but I’m happy with it. Those prints, designed by Chong-A Hwang, definitely give it a punch. The top will now go on to my friend who quilts and delivers to Flying Horse Farms.
I saved out my favorite block to do something with later:
AND when I was cleaning up/putting away after finishing, I found an additional block!
Oops! I think it will just go in the orphan bin!
BUT all this means that I’ve finished my UFO for January! Woo-hoo!
Zippy Quilts 
That’s a great solution to your design dilemma. My first inclination for the two remaining blocks is to disassemble them and play around with each quadrant. But that might take more creative juice than you want to devote to them. (Maybe they both would benefit from an extended time out.)
And yes! They ARE both getting an extended time out (smile).
I had a spontaneous chuckle over the appearance of another Oval block 😂
I admire your resolve to just toss it back in the orphan bin and consider (rightly so!) your UFO for January a Finish – with a little time to spare, to boot!
Yes! I am feeling quite self-satisfied about this month’s UFO! And yes, nothing to do but laugh about that extra oval….
Nice work.
Thanks. And a done quilt is a good quilt, regardless.