Vintage Feedsacks
07-30-2012, 07:48 AM
#25
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I got a bunch of feedsack scraps from eBay and they are gorgeous! I am going to pair them with white feedsack towels (from a reputable home store) to match the weave and weight of the feedsack fabric. My strategy is to make as many HSTs as possible, saving all the scraps-from-the-scraps to use in mile-a-minute or string blocks, or what I call "Franken-blocks" (say, a nine-patch block that has one of the units pieced from two fabrics). I will likely end up with HSTs of different sizes for additional projects - or maybe a pieced border.
I first need to group the scraps into sizes to determine what size(s) of HST to make, and set aside larger squares for more block options. Depending on how many HST I get, there are several options - an Ocean Waves variation, Broken Dishes, Depression block, checkerboard, Annie's Choice, Fancy Stripes, Mosaic 2, Indiana Puzzle, etc. etc. etc. I could also just alternate squares of the feedsack with plain white feedsack squares.
I first need to group the scraps into sizes to determine what size(s) of HST to make, and set aside larger squares for more block options. Depending on how many HST I get, there are several options - an Ocean Waves variation, Broken Dishes, Depression block, checkerboard, Annie's Choice, Fancy Stripes, Mosaic 2, Indiana Puzzle, etc. etc. etc. I could also just alternate squares of the feedsack with plain white feedsack squares.
07-30-2012, 07:49 AM
#26
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Originally Posted by susansomethings
A couple months ago purchased a large box FULL of old feedsack fabrics( at A great price)...they are beautiful! Well starting a quilt with some of them today. Hope everyone has a wonderful "Quilting Day"
07-30-2012, 07:55 AM
#27
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Originally Posted by susansomethings
ok here is a pic...of the box full & then what I will be working with for this project[ATTACH=CONFIG]351954[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]351955[/ATTACH]
Here is the link for an easy tutorial:
http://quiltingtutorials.com/all/sta...ilt-turnovers/
There are also directions at the Quilters Cache for a 10 inch block. Here is that link:
http://www.quilterscache.com/P/Pinwheel8Block.html
07-30-2012, 08:13 AM
#28
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I purchased them here in North Carolina at a house auction and elderly lady who had passed away & they sold her things. I could never afford them on line...they would have cost hundreds of dollars I know. Ok I will make you all crazy with the price of $25.00 for the whole box, nothing short of a steal.
