Originally Posted by needles3thread
It looks like some of the fabric in the blocks might be
feed/flour sack. Is it?
I have no clue what feed/flour sack is. I am very much a beginner when it comes to knowing the different fabrics. I know these blocks are a mixture of different types of fabric - some almost feel like a duck cloth, some is seersucker, some cotton. I'm afraid when I wash them, the different fabrics will shrink at different percentages and the blocks are already kind of wonky. I figured it's worth a try just to see how they turn out. If they're ruined I'm not out anything and they just might create something usable.
I also forgot to mention that there is a hand pieced quilt (rather small) that has a few holes in it. Very old. I'd love to try to figure out if there is anyway at all to salvage this. It's very interesting.