Originally Posted by RST

Jackie -- a little trick I use for quilts that will stay in the family-- I make a pillow case or set of shams out of the leftover fabrics. I try to wash the pillow cases about as often as I do the quilts, so that the wear and fading will be roughly the same. Then if I need to do repairs down the road, I have a source for material that matches wonderfully. But I don't have fabrics sitting in my space taking up room.