My mother has found a use for those old unfinished projects, and for clothing that has been discarded over the years. She makes memory quilts. She cuts squares and triangles out of the remnants and sews them together to make quilts and pillows. Then she either gives them to family members or donates them to her church ladies' group, which makes and ships a quilt a week to homeless and needy families throughout the country and world. Its a neat project. They use old blankets for the batting inside the quilts, which makes the quilts extra warm. I treasure my quilts she has made for me. First because they were made by her loving hands, and secondly, because quilts that well made would cost a fortune on the open market.