I remember reading that 'back in the day' they used to make quilts out of worn clothing and anything cloth, and when that was too worn to use for the quilt top pieces were sewn together, or older quilts were used, to make the inside.
It's amazing when I think about how maybe 50 years ago we had no rotary cutters, boards, interfacing, batting, embroidery machines, dozens of brands and colors and weights of threads, scissors, irons, and fabrics, let alone rulers and gadgets, and now, we may have really more than what we need.