Need some suggestions for setting these blocks. Came from my late aunts stash. 62 of them measure about 7 1/2 in each and all different made from feed sacks

Wow!!! Beautiful. Sorry I can't help. But they are Beautiful.

I adore feedsack prints! That's going to be a great quilt! I think I'd sash with a natural muslin to keep the vintage look going. Maybe you could find an old feedsack for the cornerstones too?

awsome! I love the patterns on the feed sacks they amaze me trying to think what would have been in them.I too would go with muslin.

Wonderful! Gotta love the feed sack prints. I have some that were given to me I have yet to use. I love them so much, I have been using them sparingly so I don't run out quick!!

What a great find! :lol:
I think I would go with muslin as well to not detract from the feed sacks! :lol:

does everyone mean natural colored muslin? I thought I might turn each set of 4 on point and then frame that with muslin or sash with a different color and fill in between points with muslin. Appreciate any idea this one has me stumped

My suggestion is that you send them to me :!: :lol:

Muslin sashing with red cornerstones sounds good to me.

You are so fortunate to have been given these!! I love feedsacks and have small collection of them.

Muslin is always good with feedsacks. Here is a picture of a great feedsack quilt in your same pattern and an article you might find interesting.

http://www.quilthistory.com/feedsacks.htm
http://www.quilttownusa.com/Quilt_Ga...plaidholes.jpg

Those are wonderful. And what a beautiful quilt they will make. Just filled with memories.

I agree a natural color musluin so that the focus remains on the feed sack part of the quilt . How lucky of you to get those :mrgreen:
Sharon

I can see pale yellow for a sashing or the off white muslin. Those are great blocks!

Funny, this is what i was thinking when I first saw the picture!
Kirsten

Wow Marcia that is a great idea....:-).....good luck choosing something you like and what a nice find of your Aunts things....:-)

lucky you..... those are pretty

I immediately thought muslin too! On point, cool. What a fantastic find- it has such a history for the quilt it becomes.

Yes, I think I would use natural colored muslin too. Those are such nice blocks. Your aunt is lucky to have a relative who is going to make a quilt with them. (too nice to stay in a box in the closet---lol)

WOW! how lucky are you?

I love them so pretty...I would lay them out without sashing...and maybe use prarie points on edges

Oh hey .... I can just see these set on point with a sage green sashing in an orential print.

what size quilt are you hoping to end up with?

Probably can do any size I want with 62 of them. Don't you think another print such as oriental would distract from all the many multiprints I'm already working with?

i agree with you. i also agree with those who suggested muslin. that would not detract from those pretty blocks. then there are all kinds of things you can decide: on point, alternating, sashings, or any combo. depends on the finished size you like. i would definitely use muslin for the backing.

show us the steps as you go.

This might be a silly question, but when you talk of 'feed sacks',...did they really start their lives as bags to hold dried goods? I find it hard to imagine any sort of food being contained in such pretty fabric !

Karen xx

Aren't you lucky! Your aunt did a beautiful job on them! Whatever you decide to do I am sure your aunt will love that they have been put to use!

KarenMay, yes, if it is original feedsack material, it did start it's life as a holder of cattle/horse/chicken/pig/etc. feed. My mom tells me that sometimes the women would go with the men to pick out the fabric they wanted/needed. Or they would tell them to pick up such and such. She remembers that even if the bag you wanted was at the bottom with 10 bags on top, they would move the bags to get to the one you wanted.

There are reproductions of the old feed sack materials available now on the market. But it is quite possible these are from the sacks of long ago given the age of the blocks.

Elenore burns has a book out called egg money quits that might have some of the information about them in there. My aunt told me about them long ago. She had a long low building out back and I asked her what it was. A chicken coop. The government actually subsidized these home businesses during the hard times of the depression, or right after it. My memory of that conversation so many years ago is a little fuzzy. But, I remember how she had said many girls would not have had a new dress for school if it had not been for those feed sacks.

That really is a fascinating history...thankyou...now I'm going to start looking over here for that book...I'm sure I'll find it on Amazon!

Karen xx

Morning everyone. Not feelin so chipper, had gum surgery Thursday so takin it easy. Finally got to bottom of box these were in and found 9 1/2 yds muslin 36in wide. Guess I know for sure what I'm going to use. Also check out new posting called What's this? New Find.

How about creating 2 more and doing 8x8 and adding borders, plain blocks, or sashing to make the size you want

Beautiful blocks. This is a wonderful treasure. I agree with others about using muslin for sashing. I think on point would be pretty. I can't wait to see what you do with these.

very nice quilt blocks

Marcia, thank you for the articles! Very interesting. I'm a farm girl and I remember we used feedsacks, but there was much I didn't know (or remember!). So glad you shared.