Feedsack fabric

Hi guys! Life has been crazy lately. I went to an estate sale 2 weeks ago and I'm just now getting things out of the boxes!. I have had numerous trips to the chiropractor, 6 fillings replaced because they were apparently old..or the dentist needed work? (Hope not!) There was a church Thanksgiving luncheon for 100+ senior citizens and one funeral reception to serve.Not sure how I end up on all those committees? Anywho..feed sacks. I loooove these. I got a goodly stack. The ones on the bottom…

We’ve chatted on it before – the lack of whimsy in modern design. Yet my recent introduction to the Disney Dress Shop has restored my faith in fanciful and fun fashion. The bright and cheerful fabrics are so delightful and I found myself thinking, where have I felt this gravitating force before? Oh yes – […]

Learn all about vintage and antique colorfully printed feed sack fabric, including its history, values, and where to sell it.

When I first started writing about feed sacks, I had a tiny stack of 12 of them and promised myself I wouldn’t get more. As a fellow fabric lover, I’m sure you know how well that went. Though my interest initially was about the culture and economics of the feed sack era, it wasn’t long before I was sucked in by the colors and tens of thousands of different patterns. What was once a tiny pile in my sewing room has grown to fill six shelves. And there’s no end in sight.

The Melbourne Craft and Quilt Fair was on this week and weekend (ends today) and as always is a great day spent with like minded quiltin...

Read "Feedsack Secrets Fashion from Hard Times" by Gloria Nixon available from Rakuten Kobo. A quilt historian chronicles the fascinating yet untold story of feedsack quilts made in America during the Great Depres...

Lot of five vintage cotton print feedsacks, 1930s, 40s and 50s vintage prints. These are out of an Illinois farm estate, authentic old fabric with the stitching holes at the selvage and ends. This is all 36" wide cotton, though the sacks vary in length from about 38" to 46" long. These are full sacks, opened flat and laundered. Some show spots or soil marks or other slight damage from their life as sacks. It's part of their charm! This vintage cotton is…

Hi Everyone! As you probably know, I'm still selling feedsacks and rickrack like a mad woman! And I remembered that I'd talk to you a bit ab...