I like the suggestions above, but wanted to share that my grandma used to collect scraps from our clothing and she made hap-hazard Dresden plates. No two were the same, but all had the same color circle in the center. I inherited some of these years ago (I am 79) and appliqued them onto unbleached muslin and sashed it with a "30s" green. Everyone who sees it thinks it is great.... a "vintage" memory quilt as we pick out fabrics we made our clothing from. Hope you come up with something fun and a great quilt. Blessings, Roberta