Old jeans make great quilts! My mom made quilts for all six of us girls, and for the older grandkids before she had to give up sewing. My quilt is old jeans backed with heavy flannel and it's about 20 years old now. It's been on picnics, at the beach, football games, hockey games, soccer games, wrapped around kids, parents, friends and even elderly strangers, and sick pets on their way to the vet. It washes like a pair of well-worn jeans and the flannel side just gets cozier. When mom made a quilt for our DDIL (our grandson was on a travel hockey team for over ten years), she used old jeans and backed it with a nice heavy fleece to keep her warm in all of the ice arenas. Other hockey moms tried to rent it from DDIL when they were all at tournaments and were going to be spending two or three very long days sitting on cold metal bleachers. They said nothing was ever as warm and comfy as that quilt! Our DDIL said she feels so loved every time she uses the quilt. Our grandson doesn't play hockey or football any more since he's in college - just not big or heavy enough; but he's on the cheer team for Michigan State U so his mom is still using the quilt at the MSU football games this year.