Originally Posted by
Fabric Galore
I remember my grandmother who lived on a chicken farm always told my grandpa to make sure the sacks matched. I was thrilled when I was allowed to choose the patterns back in the early 1940s. The fabric was coarse and the prints were small but I loved the short sets and sun suits my grandmother made me. I have a quilt made from feed sacks and there aren't any large prints in that fabric either.
Thank you for sharing your memories. I was born in the 60s and had forgotten that my grandmother made short sets and sun suits for my sister and I.