Nancy's Corner - Christine Motl, Feed Sack Quilts
Clip: Season 2700 Episode 2719 | 5m 44sVideo has Closed Captions
Feed sacks from the 30s, 40s, & 50s are used to make quilts with interesting stories.
Christine Motl shares stories about her collection of antique feed sacks used to make quilts. From a campaign for governor in 1938 and other patriotic WWII designs to whimsical Disney designs—she knows the stories behind each. Feed sacks, which also encompass flour and sugar sacks, are soft and yield about 1-1/4 yd. of usable fabric for quilting and other sewing projects.
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Sewing With Nancy is a local public television program presented by PBS Wisconsin
Nancy's Corner - Christine Motl, Feed Sack Quilts
Clip: Season 2700 Episode 2719 | 5m 44sVideo has Closed Captions
Christine Motl shares stories about her collection of antique feed sacks used to make quilts. From a campaign for governor in 1938 and other patriotic WWII designs to whimsical Disney designs—she knows the stories behind each. Feed sacks, which also encompass flour and sugar sacks, are soft and yield about 1-1/4 yd. of usable fabric for quilting and other sewing projects.
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