I am determined to make a long, sweeping skirt out of vintage flour sacks, if I can find some that aren't too rotten to hold the stitches. Or maybe just a sleeveless shell to wear.
I doubt I'll ever do it, though! Mayhap I'll try something simpler, such as making some fabric yoyos out of the sacking and sew them on something store-bought. I wish that like in scrapbooking, stores would sell "ready to decorate" dresses and such. Just plain Jane versions of things and then we could put doodads on them.
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I think that would be quite a skirt.
ReplyDeleteHmmmm...ready to decorate dresses, sounds like a GREAT idea!!!! It would be fun to see how some folks would decorate theirs, LOL!!!! Love the feed sack:)
ReplyDeleteI like country dresses too. Here we get a handloom fabric (cotton) called khadi which is excellent . It keeps you cool too.
ReplyDeleteSweet gign Holly.
I wish that I liked sewing more..I make a few things...very basic, but for me it is stresful. I would need a very large sack to cover my pack, I don't think they come that size....Are flour sacks itchy? I am thinking burlap...I have never seen, or felt a floursack...something to do...
ReplyDeleteHey girl, you come up with the best idears. That would be so much fun to be able to buy a plain dress to decorate.........and I too wonder what folks would do to decorate them....??? I'd just hang Olde Baggs off of mine.
ReplyDeleteA flour sack dress would be wonderful! How do you think of these things!
ReplyDeleteYou know yo could make your own muslin feed sacks with you images you have- iron freezer paper onto the muslin and the print!
What a great idea! If you could raise a little capital, I bet you could get a thriving business going. Buy rolls of muslin, make a pattern and sell online real cheap, but sell all the accessory kits for profit!
ReplyDeleteThis is a cute little pic Holly, thanks! One grandbaby born yesterday...one more coming tomorrow. I need a nap! Smiles, Sally
ReplyDeleteLove the flour sack image..That is my latest crafting idea..with flour sack prints..Still mulling it around in my brain..ya never know what I might come up with.
ReplyDeleteBe sure and wander over to my blog Holly..I am going to be having great sales every week to add to the savings I have to rent a U Haul and finally be able to go home..I know the dogs will all be happier..They can go out and play and I won't have to worry about snales getting to them :)
My mom always wore country dresses, she would always change and put a fresh one on, comb her hair and put on lipstick just before my dad was due home from work....you brought back a memory here my friend.......:-) Hugs
ReplyDeleteYou know, I buy alot of plain stuff and jazz it up. I like linen for that reason, and have used fabric scaps and yo-yo's and buttons and whatever else I happen to have. Flour sacks sound very cool. Show us the finished project PLEASE! Hugs, Robin
ReplyDeleteActually, I have seen plain white dresses ready for dying and those could be used for embellishing as well...if I ever remember or figure out where that website was, I'll share it with you.
ReplyDeleteHave a nice evening :-)
back again: I found that website for buying those clothes - and they are reasonably priced too:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/1369336-AA.shtml?lnav=clothing_women.html