OMG!! What a deal you got!! It reminds me of my very first feedsack - my son brought home a bag of fabric that some people were tossing after their garage sale and most of it was junk, but, snuggled in amongst all the junk was an amazing feedsack with blue spotted deer. I have it still, never used it, and I adore it. That was about 12 years ago. I, too, went on line and did a search and that is how I met Jane Clark Stapel - she eventually made a trip out here to speak to my guild about feedsacks. It was an amazing experience meeting her and learning so much from her.
So fun when something like that happens!
Originally Posted by quilting librarian
I bought two bags of fabric today for $1.95 each. One had a piece of Holly Hobbie fabric that is at least 10 yards, (the blue fabric with the mushrooms), and two other pieces of dark blue fabric. The other bag had these old, coarse cotton fabrics. When I took them out of the bag I noticed ALL of them had holes all around the edges... I kept wondering about that, so Googled feedsacks. Turns out there are 10 full size feed sacks! The top four pieces in the picture are the right size and type of fabric for feed sacks but they don't have the holes around the edge. They have been washed, though, and I was wondering if the holes would disappear after washing?