I find the vintage fabrics very interesting. I have a old quilt that my grandmother made and I used it for over 30 years (because I did not just want it sitting on a shelf). Now I had to take it apart, because the fabric was falling apart. I have the pieces of the quilt and am trying to decide what to do with it. I hate to throw it out.
Making a few crazy quilt blocks and framing them may be an idea. (I have never made them, but it could be a pretty way to save a piece of the fabric and display it.)
I know she would have liked knowing I put the quilt to good use over the years. I love feedsack fabric and 30"s prints and civil war.