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sewnsewer2 10-21-2009 07:49 AM

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Can someone point me in the right direction please.

I need to redo a few blocks of an old quilt that I think was flour sacks.

I wouldn't know a 1930 and 1940 fabric from a hole in the ground and need some help.

Thanks!

bebe 10-21-2009 09:02 AM

:wink: ebay probably be your best best if yiu are looking for such fabrics

granny216 10-21-2009 09:08 AM

And most of those fabrics are 35-36 inch. Sometimes you can buy scraps that would work. Sometimes it is hard to date those fabrics for a specific year.

trupeach 10-21-2009 09:17 AM

A great place for any era repro fabric is at www.fabricattic.com

ghostrider 10-21-2009 09:34 AM

Yes, Fabric Attic is great (hot link http://www.fabricattic.com/newpage12...FQ_xDAodBh84rQ) as trupeach said. Another great place is Reproduction Fabrics http://www.reproductionfabrics.com/shelf.php?ID=7. There are lots of places for repros, just google what era you want. It's the original stuff that is hard to find.

quiltsRfun 10-21-2009 10:13 AM


ebay probably be your best best
I found a good deal on a fat eighths bundle at eBay. For me it worked out better than shopping around for the yardage and I got a better variety.

sewnsewer2 10-21-2009 10:16 AM

:D Thank you!!

sewnsewer2 10-21-2009 10:19 AM

Should I try to get the same print fabric or just choose another print?

On some of them I only need to replace 1 or 2 petals.

quiltsRfun 10-21-2009 11:03 AM

It would probably be pretty difficult to get the same print. But I'd try to match it as closely as possible in color, value and style.

Olivia's Grammy 10-21-2009 04:31 PM

Your quilt blocks look like feedsack fabric. The plaid looks just like one of the feed sacks I first used.


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