Ramona your story is just like something out of "Reminisce" magazine. I love it.
I was born in 1947 so my mother made many of my clothes out of feed sacks. My uncle worked in a mill in New Braunfels, TX so he would bring her fabric and that would result in school clothes too. My mom also made my Saucy Walker a couple of dresses out of feed sacks which I still have. I am loving these blasts from the past!