Originally Posted by
quilt1950
I was given a huge tote of scraps from garment sewing. So far I've made 8 quilts for charity. I did separate the fabric by weight, and will eventually make a quilt from the denim/duck/corduroy scraps. What I'm using now is a mix of cotton and cotton/poly. The quilts are bright and fun, and I'm having fun. Eventually I'll post pictures of some of them.
If I only used high quality quilter's cotton, I would have to throw away most of these scraps. That seems very wasteful. These quilts are all for hospitalized children. They do not have a clue about the fabric content of these quilts. They just know they have something fun to look at and something to cuddle with.
I suspect that if we limited ourselves to only LQS quilting fabric many of us would not be making very many quilts - it's just too expensive. I resent that people suggest that my quilts are not good enough because I haven't used expensive fabric.
I have always seen quilts as a hug I want someone to have when I am gone. I have never run across someone who actually complained about a quilt I made, but if I ever do, it will just be the last they ever get. I work hard to make my quilts, and only for loved ones, (OK, so I have made a few to sell) so if I hear a complaint, I have already decided what my response will be. Love it or lump it, my job is done.