I made a no-cost quilt when first married: a bundle of upholstery squares intended for rags, squared and stitched into a top, old ragged blanket for a filler, old flannel sheet for back, all tied together. My DFIL was the lucky (?) recipient.
I'm working on a $8 quilt right now. Found 6 dozen appliqued star squares at thrift shop + denim squares & rectangles from the old jeans pile + $3.50 for additional applique motif fabric + old flannel sheet ($.50) for filler and last, flannel for backing (saved from my -now- 30 something son's homemade kindergarten nap bag. :thumbup:
and to all you previous thrifty posters: WAY TO GO!