I think you are correct. My belief is that quilting had it's beginning from the waste not/want not generations. People from the past utilized everything they could. Clothing with holes still has some good fabric that wasn't thrown away as it is today. The idea of buying fabric and cutting it up to make a quilt would have women of the past aghast. This is why you may find vintage quilts with a variety of textures. It was simply usable fabric turned into something of use in another way. And we think recycling is something new!!!