Unstitched a used quilt top for incorporating into other projects

I gained this quilt top last year at the sorting for Fabric Sale.  I washed it and put it away to create a quilt for Linus project.  Recently, I took a good look at it and found that there were many squares where the loose woven fabric had let go and created a gap in the quilt.  Several squares had holes in them as well.  When I considered what time and energy it would take to repair it was not worth the effort so I inside unstitched it.  I will use the squares as substrates for quilt as you go and to add padding for potholders.  It will not be wasted and will live again on the inside of new projects.  Therese