There are some quilt shows on TV featuring the use of "old clothing", and of course "recycling" jeans into purses, vests, skirts and even quilts has been popular for a good while. I have saved all of my silk blouses and have been working on crazy patch blocks with them. (Had I not gained weight I would still be wearing them) I have considered going to the resale shops and shopping for silk items just for this purpose. We are only limited by our creative ideas and to me there should be no limit.