The middle ones are singles and a couple have some pieces cut out. These will eventually be going to Ebay and Etsy. The next couple months are going to be nuts. Thanksgiving, Alexa's bridal shower, Christmas then Alexa's wedding the first part of January. Oh..and we got new flooring delivered this week so someplace in there, that needs to go down...and the walls painted..and the ceilings painted..and the baseboards beefed up and painted..and....quite possible a nervous breakdown in there someplace!
Pssht.. anyways this feedsack was even stamped on the selvage..never had one like that before!These bags came with chicken feed, flour, sugar etc. in the 1930's-50's. They were basically a yard of fabric each so for a ladies dress you needed 2 matching ones.So many cheerful prints!
I got this antique cotton skirt too. It may be a petticoat. The sides are slit open from waist to mid thigh area and it has a bias tape and hook and eyes waist and pleats on the front..or back..not sure. The waist is tiny though. It was in a wad on the floor of a closet and I recognized this as old fabric..pre 1900's. There are a couple smallish holes but overall lots of cool yardage.
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OMG, you are one busy girl. I can't imagine doing a wedding around or right after the holidays....Way to much! That was a great estate sale! Feed sacks what a find and lace...be still my heart! Take a deep breath this too shall all pass!
Carol
Are these still available for sale?
Hi. I love feed sacks. Some small farm towns in Michigan must had got the left overs. I got my drivers license in 1966 and I would take grampa over to get chicken feed. Sometimes gramma was making something and wanted a bit more of that design. Grampa would take a swatch , then the fella there and grampa would find another sack many times it was way down the stack.
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