Corky

I'm certain that the flour sacks you are getting now are not the same as the ones we are reminiscing about. The vintage ones are a loosely woven almost scratchy fabric. They are definitely not what I would call "good quality". However they are precious just for what they are, mostly as a collectors item. i am tempted often to dig into my extensive vintage stash and make a quilt, but I just haven't yet. It would probably be a dresden plate, or similar.

I have considered putting a fusible backing to make the feedsacks more sturdy or to put them onto a muslin foundation. Has anyone tried that yet?? Feedback?

DYXIE

My grandmother used her white flour sacks to make sheets, course weave, seams. Now I can't stand less than 300 count sheets. She used the pretty flowered ones to make me sun suits. They fit in June,by August and time to go home she had added length,usually not matching. With her cooking there were strips up the sides .Mama got a chubbier but really happy kid at the end of the summer. :lol:

Corky

Yes, our mentality is weird at times, save our favorite fabrics because we cannot bear to cut into them!! That's like when I got married my husband asked me what I was saving the new 'good' sheets for, my next husband? That got me to thinking! Now I use the good dishes, the good silverware and my favorite fabrics!

(Still haven't cut into the feedsacks, though!) I guess I'm saving them for my friends to divide amongst themselves after I'm gone!

Poodles

I have been wanting someone too make me a dress like they wear in the civil war re enactments and when they ask me what kind of material did I have in mind and I said I DON"T KNOW, flour, feed sack type and they all just laugh at me. They tell me that won't happen cause there ain't none of them sacks no more. I will have too tell these ladies they don't know what they talking about cause some of you here have them. I might get lucky too! I always happy when someone finds a good find.

crafjan

what a awesome find. have fun... Jan

prezzy

Lucky you.

penski

wow what a bargain we never have any finds like there around here!!!!

crazy cat lady

great find :thumbup: I dig in boxes I run across at flea mkts. & yard sales. You never know what's in the bottom. I'm always looking for "treasures"

wvdek

Wowee. Both of you have great finds.

Thanks for all the memories. What a hoot.

Someone told me once their mom took a sugar sack and made their undergarment with it. Right across the fanny was the word SUGAR! :roll: Her mom told her to be sure the boys didn't see it! OMgosh! Too funny. And the girls nowadays think they are clever with the words they have on their fannies.

gertz

That is a beautiful find of feed sacks. They look as tho they have been laundered so I doubt the holes will come out. The bags were lock stitched closed then one pull of the thread and all the stitching would come out. Good job on your find, they are worth more whole if you want to sell them on ebay