When I was a kid we had those knee high socks with the elastic at the top. Those made great barbie dresses. Although, my Mother would rant and rave because I'd wear the socks that I hadn't cut up. So most of my sock pairs were of two different colors. After that I saw how my older sister made a quilt out of polyester scraps. My first attempt with polyester scraps almost made me want to never sew again, then I tried cotton. And I was hooked.