Research

So... I've been puttering around making yo-yos out of the huge box of old quilt pieces that I have... It is fun in and of itself--especially since the vision of a project are forming in my head. It is kind of soothing, mindless work, so of course the ol' brain gets cranking. I found many of the quilt pieces in a box from my grandmother's marked "1940". They are soooo cool--obviously vintage, so many unique prints and colors--flowers, children, animals, geometric shapes. The fabrics represented by the quilt pieces certainly support that era in style and color.

It got me thinking, and clicking. (What would we do without the internet?) A few furious hours of clicks later, and I think that all of my quilt pieces are from old feed/store sacks! I generally know that the quilt squares are from my various maternal aunts, passed down through my grandmother, and they all lived in a rural farm town. My grandmother was very frugal, and proud of her participation in the depression and war efforts. I am sure that she would have been very supportive of using the feedsacks for other purposes--as promoted by the government and feed suppliers. I wish I would have thought of that while she was alive to ask her and confirm my suspicions firsthand.

If I am right, then I have a real treat of a find on my hands!