Originally Posted by butterjoy
I recycle everything that is fabric. Shirts, jeans, sheets, blankets, everything I can because I cannot afford to buy pretty fabrics. You have heard the saying "beggars cannot be choosers" well, that is me. :)
My old blankets and towels go to the local Animal Shelter. They really need these things and I would rather they get used that way then to incorporate them into a quilt. My kitchen towels (if they are not too grungy or faded) can be used to make quilts. Have made one. Just haven't gotten it quilted yet. Still working on that one. If you use new towels, be sure to wash first and check for bleeding! I bought a set of dish towels from LAKESIDE catalog. When I washed them, the solid green ones bled all over the white/green ones! Now I have two-tone green ones. It will still make a pretty quilt top.