Feed sack quilts patterns

A blog about feedsacks, vintage fabric, quilts, patterns and more.

As an Antiques Dealer, one of my favorite things to source and sell is Feed Sack Fabric and have Vintage Feed Sacks for Sale.

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...

On Saturday, The Husband and I got out early to be among the first ones at the Big Flea Market at the Expo Center here in Fredericksburg. This show has 300 dealers (according to the advertisement) with a great assortment of things to see. Even though our house is full and we have just about everything we want, we still go to shows like this to look and learn and see what prices things are bringing these days. Every once in a while, I find something that I have to have. As we were going…

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

adventures with alice by Darlene Zimmerman (Kaufman)

By Patricia Belyea SEATTLE WA Let me explain what I received in my mailbox last week. First there was an unassuming white corrugated box. Inside was a chunky book packaged in a petite feed sack with a paper belly band and an effusive thank-you note. The next layer was a dust cover. By refolding the dust jacket, I could dress my book in four different feed sack designs. Very unexpected and interactive! The treasure inside was Feed Sacks, The Colourful History of a Frugal Fabric, written by…

I've been ready for a little change lately as you can see from my new header and background. My new background is thanks to Aqua Poppy Designs. Isn't it simply darling? She has some really fun and free backgrounds if you're looking for something fresh and new. I haven't jumped in totally and done a major overall but that's definitely in the horizon as I continue to make my blog look more professional and all matchie matchie (can you spell matchie matchie that way? lol). I had so much fun…

A Finished Quilt. Quick Quilt Stats Vintage and feedsack fabrics as well as new quilting fabrics. Quilt measures 48 inches x 60 in...

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.