Clue: Even bits of quilts, cut short, go to make overcoats (7)
Answer: ULSTERS
Explanation: Even bits of quilts, cut short, go to make overcoats (7) 
(q)U(i)L(t)S + TERS(e)
 
"Even bits of quilt" – the 2nd, 4th, 6th letters
 
TERSE = "short", but it's been cut, therefore TERS