twinkie

Feedsacks have a loose weave in the fabric. These look like vintage fabric design to me. The weave looks close compared to feed sacks but that is only my opinion. However, the important thing is to treasure them and put them to good use.

farmquilter

I have several of your prints and mine are still a 'bag'. My bags are also of different coarseness, meaning some are older than others. They started making them smoother because ladies used them for clothing. My Dad got feed in them and Mother made us two girls things from the smooth ones, that was in the mid-50's.
You have a treasure and you know who the fabrics came from, more special.
Jan

luvstoquilt

I went to a program about identifying feedsacks and learned the only positive way was seeing the holes where they were sewn together. Many fabrics that were used for sacks were also sold by the yard. The fabric does feel coarser. Did the fabric you got from your aunt have those "stitch holes"? If so, save small pieces of them. I made an envelope & put some of those in it and attached it to the back of my quilt. My friend used that as a "frame" around her label.

lisalovesquilting

I don't know anything about feedsack fabric but sure do like yours. Hope you will post your quilt when finished.

Battle Axe

I recognize the yellow one in the middle. Feed sacks differed through time and location. Do they feel slightly stiff?

I'd say yes they are.

madamekelly

I spent my childhood taking apart "feed sacks" and they are different weights depending on what was shipped in them. Those prints are all familiar to me as feed sacks. Because they were printed as feed sacks, the printing is not as careful as on yard goods. They were utility fabrics so they did not pay high dollar to get them printed. The fabric is a little courser, no matter the weave, for the same reason.

mike'sgirl

Yes I'm in agreement that they are feedsack. I have a very good eye for them.

sewbizgirl

They sure look like it to me. If not sacks, they might have been yardage from the same era. Definitely not reproductions.

sprice

The prints certainly look authentic. My experience has been that the fabric is usually course. Enjoy them!!

gmcsewer

As I remember (age 80) the chicken feed sacks were a coarser looser weave and the flour sacks were finer and more closely woven. You would only know if you grew up with the things.