Originally Posted by
Jan in VA
According to Barbara Brackman's Clues in the Calico and Eileen Trestain's Dating Fabrics books, paisleys were not common after the 1920s in our fabric prints.
Jan in VA
I'm an avid reader and fan of Barbara Brackman but I have used paisley feedsacks in quilts so they did exist. Might not have been popular but they were out there. I am a big fan of anything paisley so it is always popular with me.
Mine were from the 40's.