Feedsack fabric
 

One of our quilt guild members brought in a bag with 79 yards of feedsack fabrics. A yard of each. I couldn't resist and bought 21 yards of fabric!! I somehow wanted the whole sack and now I'm questioning myself. What would I have done with all of it. But, I'm happy with my 21yards. She thought maybe we could get a dollar or two for each. We settled on $4 each.

I have never sewn on feed sack fabric before. Will want to see what you make out of this bundle of fabrics.

When I was a child, my mom made our clothes from feedsacks. But - that was a long time ago. I've only seen - and have - reproductions in my possession now.

The fabric is very soft. She said it smelled so she washed the daylights out of it. I fave a pattern all picked out to showcase the fabric.

All I can say is "lucky duck!" My brown eyes are now green, lol. I love feed sack. I havesoms, but haven't decided what to do with it yet. I like your pattern, make sure to let us see the finished quilt.

I would have bought all she had for that was a steal. You can't find it around here

They are pretty to me. When I was growing up my mother use to buy sacks of flour that when you went through all the flour you had a pillow case left.

Pretty fabrics. And a right good deal. Can't wait to see what you make with it! Have fun.:)

i started buying feedsacks at auctions while we lived in PA in the 80's. i'd get boxes full for .25 cents. collecting it wasn't the fad then as it is now & no one would bid on it. i have quite a large collection now as i've continued to collect over the years. your comment "showcase" the fabric is how i feel about using this wonderful fabric. the myriad of colors, prints --florals, novelty, plaids & geometric 'modern' looking designs. i am looking forward to seeing which psttern you use.

my son & i were doing yard sales one day & one that we stopped at was being held by a wonderful mennonite woman. we sat & visited with her for quite a while. she had, among other vintage fabric treasures, some flowersack pillowcases. the only ones i've ever seen. they were still stitched with the heavy thread. she explained to me what needed to be done to finish them as pillow cases. i haven't & don't plan to do so ...i love the novelty of them.

I have never seen real flour sack fabric in my life. It must have been wonderful to get fabric when you bought flour. Too bad the tradition stopped.

There is a lady who sells the most beautiful feed sacks for about $20 a fat quarter size. I have met her at the Antique Fair in Round Top, TX. I have bought many a feed sack at antique stores and even yard sales. You got a great deal.

My mom bought a box (or boxes) of flour sacks at an auction when we were kids in the late 70's. I remember using them as dish towels until they were worn out and thread bare. At least they made drying dishes more enjoyable.

Wow, what a steal. My mom used to embroidery on feed sack material (it was always white) for dish towels. I still have them and I'm still using them after 45 years of marriage.

Your selection is beautiful. I have never seen them in colored, printed fabric. If they are like my dish towels, your quilt (if that is what you make) will wear like cast iron and be around for generations to come.

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*** I love feed sacks.
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*** I wore dresses from them as a child.
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*** MaMa would add a solid as a collar or sash to match the print colors.
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*** She also sometimes made bloomers to go under them.
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Me too! It makes me so nostalgic and missing my Grandmother. She sewed my feed sack dresses on a treadle machine. Then I'd make doll clothes out of the scraps! I'd give my right arm for some now but what would I do with it!?

These are simply beautiful! Cant wait to see what pretties you will make!

Feed sack fabric was a way of life for me growing up on a rural farm during WWII. My mom found a couple of sacks with a girl in a bubble bath. She made under shorts for my brother who was in the navy and they were the hit of the ship.I learned to sew on that wonderful soft fabric. If you don't have a pattern in mind, look up the book"Quilts Made Modern" where she shows one which is great.

I would have bought all of them! What a bargain! I love feedsacks!

I bet the bloomers were adorable under the dresses. What a nice memory.

Happy for you...........I love them also.

Beautiful feed sack fabric. I have purchased a few yards but have to trust the person selling as I am not that knowledgeable to trust myself yet that I have an authentic feed sack fabric.

Great fabrics and a great bargain too.

I would have bought it too, lovely patterns and colors. Let us see what you make, it will be beautiful.

Wow, that is really pretty! So happy for you as this will make a very nice quilt.

Another feedsack dress wearer here. With fabric rationed in WWII, a pretty print dress was welcome. My Grandmother was an accomplished seamstress, so it wasn't a problem.

Lovely feedsacks, I don't blame you for wanting even more! I have some smaller cuts and a bunch of reproductions. IDK if they've fallen out of fashion recently...I haven't been sewing in a long time. They're much harder to find in our area and the shops I used to purchase from have mostly closed but they'll always be collectible as far as I'm concerned because they remind me of my great grandmother. She worked in a textile mill and always picked out colorful, happy fabrics and preferred "conversationals".

Several years ago I was lucky enough to attend an auction that was selling Feedsacks. The auctioneer thought they were rags and began the bid at a dollar a box! There were several quilters there and the boxes went for $20 - $25 a box. I came home with my van loaded. I stopped counting when I got to 2000! I think I paid about $300 for Ll of them and those boxes were large! They were clean, pristine and most were still sewn into bags. There is only one problem: I can't bring myself to cut them to make anything. I know this is silly. I grew up on a farm and my parents and grandparents used them and I've heard their stories of how they were used. But I just can't bring myself to cut them up. Occasionally I take them out, refold, enjoy them and put them away until next time.

You got a really nice mix in these. Enjoy them as you work!

What a find and what a bargain! I have only a few pieces that I doubt will be cut into and are in a cedar chest for safe keeping. I doubt I would buy any because of the temptation to just put them with the others in the cedar chest. I have so many fabrics here that I am afraid to use because they are irreplaceable. What a great find.

My grandma made both me and my sister a sun bonnet sue quilt with her feed sacks. I loved it so much.

You can usually find a vendor or two selling feedsacks and vintage quilt tops at quilt shows. I've seen them several times. I have also found a bit here and there at estate sales. Once I bought a box of 2" squares cut from those fabrics, and made Granny Square blocks out of them. (They are still not a quilt!) I have a small collection of bigger pieces that I don't want to cut up! The only use I would think of for them is a quilt in a vintage pattern.

You will have fun picking a pattern. Just wash in an enzyme based detergent and the smell will go away.