MANY years ago, I purchased an adorable little Santa made from an old quilt.  We have had that Santa out every single year since then, to adorn our Christmas decorations.  And I have loved it as much as I did when I first purchased it!

And ever since then, I have been on the lookout for old quilts that are damaged beyond repair in places.  These are the perfect quilts to cut up (without the guilt of cutting up a quilt!) and make pillows with.

I do not have a photo of my quilted Santa (sorry!) – but, it is made up of two triangles of an old quilt, sewn right-sides together and turned, stuffed with pillow stuffing and sewn closed by hand…and then the eyes, mustache and beard are just hot glued onto the front of it.  It is extremely simple in design and I think that, too, is one of the things I love about it.

So, while you are going to that second-hand store, a flea market or a garage sale – take a look to see if they have some damaged quilts they are selling…you could be making some new quilted fun out of some quilted oldies!