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Nancy's Corner - Christine Motl, Feed Sack Quilts

Feed sacks from the 30s, 40s, & 50s are used to make quilts with interesting stories.

Aired 12/16/2013 | Rating TV-G

Sewing With Nancy

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.

Aired 12/16/2013 | Rating TV-G

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Sewing With Nancy is a local public television program presented by PBS Wisconsin

Sewing With Nancy

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.

Aired 12/16/2013 | Rating TV-G

Problems with Closed Captions? Closed Captioning Feedback

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