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08-06-2011, 10:25 AM

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BrendaY

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Originally Posted by BettyB

very pretty, I love those old feed sacks. My grandmother made my school clothes out of them. She would always buy 3 sacks of feed just alike so she could make my sister and I dresses. She was a very talented woman even tho she only went to the third grade in school. I could show her a dress in the Sears catalog that I would like to have and when I came in from school she would have a pattern cut out of large brown grocery sacks. The next day she would have my dress ready for me!!!

Yes, I wore "flour sack dresses" too... Mama wasn't too handy with her treadle machine, but her 3 daughters all learned to sew... Making our own clothes was a handy skill to have back then...

08-06-2011, 10:29 AM

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BrendaY

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Originally Posted by klgreene

Oh Brenda I love it!

Hi Katie... I knew you would... Hugs to you!

08-06-2011, 11:03 AM

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BuzzinBumble

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It seems unbelievable when others don't appreciate such treasures. But lucky you and lucky quilt top too!

08-06-2011, 11:04 AM

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natalieg

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Such a good deal and very pretty!

08-06-2011, 12:24 PM

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southernmema

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How fortunate you are!

08-06-2011, 03:16 PM

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misscarol

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You are so lucky!!

08-06-2011, 04:56 PM

#67

RobertaMarie

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Looks like the real thing. Those fabrics were popular when I was a kid, and that was many moons ago, believe me! I think you have a treasure. You might want to have it appraised...