I personally could not cut the quilt up. I have my great grandmother's quilt. She died when my grandfather was 12 years old. He left home at 14 and built a house for him and his sisters. He kept this quilt his whole life, and he live 88 years (about 34 years ago). This quilt was the only thing that I have from my great grandmother. I feel like I would be dishonoring 5 generations if I cut the quilt up. The quilt is literally in strings of threads in places. I plan to leave it to my grand daughter! If my grandfather had not prized it so much, I might have a different opinion.