I took photos of a few fabrics in a friend's vintage quilt that I helped repair. Just wondering if any of these fabrics are feedsack fabric, or just some older fabrics. Owner (age 45) doesn't know if her grandma or aunt made the quilt.
Marcia
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I took photos of a few fabrics in a friend's vintage quilt that I helped repair. Just wondering if any of these fabrics are feedsack fabric, or just some older fabrics. Owner (age 45) doesn't know if her grandma or aunt made the quilt.
Marcia
Marcia
To me, it looks like the white background with the little boy and lamb, the yellow print and maybe the red print are feedsack fabrics. I have several reproduction prints similar to these 3.
Sherri
I agree with SherriB, I think this is probably a feedsack fabric.Originally Posted by SherriB
June
Yes, some of them look like feed sack. They are usually a little courser than cotton fabric from that period.
A Good Friend, like an old quilt, is both a Treasure and a Comfort
bet they feel rough, too...you can almost see how they were woven...
"variety is the spice of life"
Thank you for your thoughts. I'll pass them along to the owner. She loves vintage items.
Marcia
Marcia
Seeing the pics brings back memories! I can remember my mom saving feed sack so she could make a blouse or dress for me when I was a little girl. The scraps she gave to my grandmother, who made quilts from them.
When someone mentions quilting, I go to pieces!
To my eye, all three of the white background printed fabrics look like feedsack, as does the pink roses on blue background. I think the gold and red prints may be feedsacks as well. The don't look like a coarse weave, but not all feedsacks had that coarse weave.
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