I have many *many* small-to-large pieces of cotton prints from the
50s-60-&70s, inherited from my mother and mother-in-law. Many were used to make clothes for my DDs. I was constitutionally unable to leave them to be destroyed or donated. They have been maturing here now for several years.
Today, I serged the ends and machine washed & dried several pieces with cute small prints, and stitched them up into twelve (so far) of the Pediatric Bears I am donating to the local hospital where my younger DD works. They use them to distract/sooth/comfort little ones while they undergo uncomfortable procedures. The children keep the bears to take home, so they have to be fairy sturdy, and stand up to future laundering.
I knew I was never going to make any more children's clothing, so I am very pleased to have found a good project to use up my DM's and DMIL's perfectly good fabrics.