Some great ideas here. DW and I was a thrift shop the other day and found some polyester yardage makes great rugs and will never wear out. I was looking at some hand embroidered table clothes and ask DW how I could make a quilt block from them? Did not buy them at this time. Has anyone made any thing from mens ties? Half price day they are $1.00 or less and they have alot. I would not worry about cutting up clothes they get more than they can sell and the $$ you give for it is more than they will get for rags or pay to get it hulled off. If we in the USA don't think we live in a land of plenty just vist a thrift shop. We are blessed.