Work with what you like! There are many beautiful quilts out there that are made out of old clothes including denim!! Some from family members for memory quilts, T-shirts, etc. My grandmother worked at a mattress shop (her husband died and she had to raise 7 children on her own) and made my dad a quilt out of mattress ticking and stuffed it with blankets and tied it. I would absolutely never part with it. Crazy quilts have everything in them from the 1800's, girls dresses, lace etc (they're some of the most beautiful). I sincerely believe that we're the generation that has become fixated. Remember one who sleeps under a quilt is comforted with love!!! That's what matters most.