Also, if you have quilting material that you consider not suitable for making a quilt, consider donating it to a women' shelter or a prison. Those individuals would be so delighted and overjoyed to have some material to quilt with - even if it is of such poor quality that they just use it for practice.
Nonquilting materials can always be used by children for art projects. Think schools, after school programs, hospitals, etc.
Sorry to ramble on and on.