Jeanniebelle

Sorry I do not know anything about the 1930s as I was born in 1954. However, I do remember that as a child my mother used to make my panties from grandma's old flour sacks that she saved for years. Jeanniebelle

mtspools

Everyone is talking of feed sack and things that was made from them. I was born in late 30's and remember mom making my dresses and etc from flour sacks.I remember her saying you are getting so big its going to take 2 sacks to make you A dress. What I am wondering is, am I remembering right or not.Did flour come in those prety cloth printed bags???

retrogirl02

yes, flour came in them as well as other kitchen supplies & feed for animals. there were various sizes available.

mtspools

AHH so flour did come in the bags. Iwas begining to wonder if I was losing it Hee Hee . Don't it make you wonder why it didn't shell threw the cloth? I guess much closer woven then cloth we find today.

babyboomerquilter

Early 50's here, but have heard about feedsack dresses fom my Mother.

Parrothead

Not only flour but also sugar and corn meal. I remember the sacks well. I was born in 1940 and both sets of grandparents lived on farms. We lived in a separate house but I spent a lot of time with my Grannie at the big farm house. She cooked on a wood stove and measured everything by "a pinch" or "a handful". I remember the cream on the top of the milk that she let me put on my cereal. She is the one who made all the quilts. The cowboy on a horse that someone mentioned was also in one of my quilts. When I look at the quilts Grannie made, I remember a lot of the fabric. I can remember things from when I was 2 and 3 so I have a lot of memories of living without running water, taking a bath in a galvanized tub, etc. My Daddy put a motor on the treadle machine and that is what I learned to sew on. As well as quilts, I have a lot of things that were made back then. All the women in my family did some type of handiwork, (crochet, tatting, huck embroidery, regular embroidery, cutwork, etc.) I love all of the memories but thankful we have modern conveniences.

retrogirl02

cool photo! Thanks for sharing. What a beautiful quilt.

retrogirl02

woo! love the second quilt!! I just bought a book with that same pattern on the cover.

Parrothead

Was it called Dresden Plate? It is actually the original one that was in the Kansas City star. I have the cardboard templates that Grannie used to make it. Here is a picture of the whole quilt with ice cream cone border.

retrogirl02

gorgeous. simply gorgeous! I am not sure of the name in the book but have heard of it as a fancy dresden variation. I have some KC Star patterns but did not see it in my small collection. What a treasure to have the original templates your grandma used, too. LOVE the ice cream cone border!!