Anita, your 'soapbox' was rather informative! I can remember seeing pieces of fabric my mom had used in making a dress or blouse for me sewn into a quilt top my grandmother had made. (Mom would give her all fo the remnants). In fact, the Log Cabin quilt I received from Grandma for a graduation gift has some remnants of clothing scraps from my childhood. And I've been taking DH's old jeans and cutting them apart when he no longer wears them...I've offerd to patch them, but he'd rather opt for a new pair or two...Oh, welll the backs of the legs are good yet! And yes, I do machine quilt, but it's the 'stitch-in-the-ditch' that works best for me. I'll eventually move on the the free-motion, but I have to find time to practice it!
Thanks for your little lesson!
Jojo