I visit Salvation Army to find all the differnt colored 100% cotton denim and some blue that I can find at the right price. Our SA prices pants and shirts from $1.99 to $5.99. Each week a different colored tag is 50% and 75% off. I also started looking for nice flannel shirts. I cut them up and make rag blankets with them. I think the denim from jeans has a lot more character than the new stuff. More and more they jeans have spandex in them so finding the colored stuff that is 100% cotton is a little harder than it used to be. I made my SIL a quilt of all colors of purple denim and have done several red, white and blue with applique stars. Does take awhile to cut them apart.