I stumbled across a collection of vintage feedsack clipart that I’d downloaded from Pugly Pixel (which I wanted to link to but couldn’t find it on her site) and I seem to have been pondering small print fabrics ever since.
I first became aware of feedsack fabrics when we moved to Atlanta, which also coincided with the beginning of my love of quilts and quilting. Original feedsacks were so sought after then (and probably now) and it still amazes me that their intended purpose was for packaging goods like flour and grain. They are so petite and can only become apparent on very close inspections. I really love the imperfection of the printing and the unevenness of colour.
I think this might be my next pattern project, I always tend to go for large scale but it might be fun to attempt some small scale patterns. I’ll let you know how I go.
My vintage selection are all from NORDICARTFABRIC Etsy store.
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