Vintage Feedsacks
07-30-2012, 04:06 PM
#41
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What about trying one of these:
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
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, 04:08 PM
#42
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having grown up wearing "feed sack" clothing, I fail to see the charm. The fabric is course, the prints are cloudy, and I'd think the fabric would shrink a mile.
07-30-2012, 04:12 PM
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This fabric is no where near what we had as "feed sacks". Ours was course, not sharp prints and no where as nice as any of this.
07-30-2012, 04:25 PM
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Just what is a good price for feed sacks? Does anyone know the going rate for them? I was at a store a while ago and the woman there said that she knew someone had some for sale, but I didn't ask what price they were, because I was looking for something else at the time. So sad, now that I've read this posting. 
My mother had some that she got at a feed mill years and years ago. The only things left of them when she died was the white kitchen towels that she made from some white ones. I still have some of those towels and use them!
My mother had some that she got at a feed mill years and years ago. The only things left of them when she died was the white kitchen towels that she made from some white ones. I still have some of those towels and use them!
07-30-2012, 04:29 PM
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Don't you just love the feel of the feedsack cotton? So soft and strong. I am happy for you. This is from a "kid" who wore feedsack clothes, underclothes, pajamas, etc. My favorite memory is when my mother found feedsacks with bathing beauties on them (really, just heads and toes covered by bubbles in between). She made one of my brother 2 pairs of boxer shorts and sent them to him somewhere in the South Pacific. They were the rage of the entire ship!
07-30-2012, 05:33 PM
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I was surprised at how bright the colors were. I thought feed sacks were kinda like flour sacks and the printing was on the pale side, like it was faded. I use what I think is feed sack dish towels and love them. They are so light weight and absorb water really well. Of course, they are just plain white. I got my first ones at Elliot's Hardware in Dallas about 25 yrs. ago. Then I found some at Williams Sanoma in Houston. A few months ago, I found some at Walmart.
07-31-2012, 05:18 AM
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Try this to see if it works for you. I think it is a MissouriStar tutorial.
http://quiltingtutorials.com/all/sta...ilt-turnovers/
(http://quiltingtutorials.com/all/sta...ilt-turnovers/)
http://quiltingtutorials.com/all/sta...ilt-turnovers/
(http://quiltingtutorials.com/all/sta...ilt-turnovers/)
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