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We all love flour sack fabrics (or in most of our cases, reproduction flour sack fabrics), but do you know the history behind them?
"Times were lean in the Great Depression and families across the nation aimed to do more with what they did have. One of the most interesting stories from this era is the curious case of how flour and feed sack companies began printing patterns on their bags!" - www.oldphotoarchive.com
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and then I'd watch in amazement as Mom cut out the dress pieces for me WITHOUT A PATTERN!. Of course she'd done the same for 7 other sisters before me so I guess she didn't need one. I still have a few of these pieces of these, too. Thanks for the memories!
My Mother's church group made pillow cases,kitchen curtains and dish towels as a sales project to equip our new church kitchen in the 1950's. Amazing how much money was raised and many of the utensils are still in use today. The not so good was the day I wore a printed hand-me-down feed sack dress to school on picture day!
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