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I found this article and thought it was interesting.
My grandmother used old flour sacks and feed sacks to
make aprons, placemats and quilts when I was little. I still
have pieces of a Grandmothers Garden quilt that she started
in the '30s.
Dona
I think Congressmen should wear uniforms,
you know, like NASCAR drivers, so we could
identify their corporate sponsors.
i have several quilt tops that my gramma made w mostly feedsack fabric. i now have a large collection of flour, feed & sugar sacks. some still stitched. i love the bright colors & awsome floral & art deco designs. thanks for the link, always enjoy reading more history about this interesting fabric.
the rogue quilter - in from wandering in the sun and snow with camera in hand.
...I have been told women made things out of the silk used in the parachutes used n WW II.......and women's suits out of men's suits - skirts from the trousers and re- tailoring the jacket.....that must have been a bear to do.....also sewed sequins onto men's ties and used on women's tailored blouses......that must have been interesting......
I just read the article; btw thanks for sharing. All the way down to the end about the rationing. I have my mother's first cookbook with a piece of cloth she used for a book marker for her favorite pie dough recipe. Its' tattered but maybe part of a flour sack.
A nice article and also the Little Things site is an awesome place with lots of things to enjoy. TFS
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My MIL made my SIL dresses and BILs shirts from feed and flour sacks. She said that my SIL had at least 30 little dresses at any one time. Without feed or flour sacks, she could not have afforded them.
My great Aunt who introduced me to quilting had feed sacks too.
A Good Friend, like an old quilt, is both a Treasure and a Comfort
A lot of my little dresses were made of sacks that flour, sugar and chicken feed came in. My DM used them in quilting and making dish towels.
I was born post-war. Reading these articles is very interesting. My husband lived on the farm, and he said they always had to wear feed sack shirts. I have a question------- A dress obviously takes more than one feed sack, so did the ladies hunt down the feed sacks they needed until they had enough for a dress??
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