Originally Posted by AnnaK
I remember Mama using old quilts as 'batting' for newer ones. And I loved a skirt I had in kindergarten made with flour sacks. My parents still have only one credit card that they use as a an i.d. If they don't have the cash they don't buy the stuff. You're right, we can learn so much from the older generations.
I've used a couple of old quilts as batt; they had sentimental value and were no longer useable.