Originally Posted by sewmom
Your feedsack quilts are really beautiful! Are they what the 30's repro fabrics are designed from? Since the fabric is 50 years old do you have to be careful how its cared for? How can a person tell if its a feed sack when you see a quilt with fabrics like that? Sorry about all the questions but it is fascinating and how wonderful that you have a large collection.
Feed sacks are a little courser looking, but not to the touch. A tell tale sign to look for is that it would have been sewed together along the side and bottom with a very heavy thread that leaves large holes.