Patterns do list quite high, but you never have to pay retail. Walmart sells them for $5-6 and Joann often has sales. They will put one line on sale for $1 or $1.99. You can buy up to 10 patterns at a time at that price. You can get reproduction feed sack fabrics at some quilt shops. It is good quality, finely woven fabric, all cotton. I sew every day of my life. It is my obsession. Also for free patterns, there are a lot of websites out there that have stuff. For clothes, burda.com. You can print at home to send to a store like Kinkos, and craftster.org/forum has all kinds of tutorials, all of them free. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Sayman" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 6:23 AM Subject: Re: [PD-LIFE] Flour sack material >I can remember when my dad would make a trip to the feed store (GLF or Ward > & Van Scoy's and then Ag-Way in the area where I live) and he would ask my > mother > if she wanted to ride along. Most every time, she would say yes because > she > needed a certain feed sack pattern to finish up a dress or blouse or > curtains. My dad > would back into the loading dock, then go in to the counter to tell the > man > how many sacks of feed he needed, and which kind (cow, chicken, hog mash, > calf manna) > then tell him mom was already out there picking out which bags she wanted. > They'd load the truck with the sacks my mother pointed out - even if they > had to move > several others to get to it - and then we'd be on our way home. Dad would > ask if mom had any preference about which bags got emptied first. > > The sacks were made out of some of the finest cotton material ever made. > It > had to be tightly and finely woven to keep the feed (especially hog mash > and > calf manna) > in the bags, which was made even tighter when they were pre-washed before > use. My mother didn't make my underwear or coats, but she made everything > else. I > think I may even still have a kitchen towel made from feed sack material. > If I do, I've put it away for posterity's sake, not that anyone going > through my things after I'm > gone would even have an inkling about what it is. My mother was an > excellent seamstress and an avid knitter. As I grew older, I started > making > my own clothing from > the skin out, including my coats. I, too, became quite a seamstress. It > was very thrifty and it was like therapy. I'd close myself in my sewing > room for an evening or two > and have a new outfit to wear in a couple of days. I no longer sew. I > was > looking at the cost of patterns a while back and was amazed that they cost > $15-20+. YIKES!! > But I am thinking about getting a new sewing machine so I can sew some > curtains, drapes, and pillows, and make repairs. It is all so confusing > these days with every > thing being computerized. > > Hugs, > Mary > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Brenda Daniels > Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 12:45 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [PD-LIFE] Flour sack material > > 50-55 years ago my mother made my panties and bras out of flour and feed > sack material. I liked the feed sacks best because they had flower > patterns on them. I also had dresses to match. We moved to Indiana when > I was 6 and my bra and panties made a great swim suit since we lived two > blocks from the beach. No one on the beach ever made fun of my homemade > clothes. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I've wanted to get into quilting, but so far haven't connected to others that are doing it in Central FL, though I did talk to somebody once that I was going to contact, but didn't, & kick myself every day! I'll ask around again! Thanks allot for posting the web site. I have gone to some craft webpages, but haven't ordered. Well, I know it's lost art. Well, almost. They took it out of the schools here, & I had it for middle school. I wish my daughter had had it in school. Though may have the opportunity to get something started with her, hey that's an idea! I took a sewing class when my daughter was young, but haven't done much in my life either. I wish I was closer Judy so we could do it together! Cathy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Judy" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 5:53:39 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [PD-LIFE] sewing flour sack material Patterns do list quite high, but you never have to pay retail. Walmart sells them for $5-6 and Joann often has sales. They will put one line on sale for $1 or $1.99. You can buy up to 10 patterns at a time at that price. You can get reproduction feed sack fabrics at some quilt shops. It is good quality, finely woven fabric, all cotton. I sew every day of my life. It is my obsession. Also for free patterns, there are a lot of websites out there that have stuff. For clothes, burda.com. You can print at home to send to a store like Kinkos, and craftster.org/forum has all kinds of tutorials, all of them free. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Sayman" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 6:23 AM Subject: Re: [PD-LIFE] Flour sack material >I can remember when my dad would make a trip to the feed store (GLF or Ward > & Van Scoy's and then Ag-Way in the area where I live) and he would ask my > mother > if she wanted to ride along. Most every time, she would say yes because > she > needed a certain feed sack pattern to finish up a dress or blouse or > curtains. My dad > would back into the loading dock, then go in to the counter to tell the > man > how many sacks of feed he needed, and which kind (cow, chicken, hog mash, > calf manna) > then tell him mom was already out there picking out which bags she wanted. > They'd load the truck with the sacks my mother pointed out - even if they > had to move > several others to get to it - and then we'd be on our way home. Dad would > ask if mom had any preference about which bags got emptied first. > > The sacks were made out of some of the finest cotton material ever made. > It > had to be tightly and finely woven to keep the feed (especially hog mash > and > calf manna) > in the bags, which was made even tighter when they were pre-washed before > use. My mother didn't make my underwear or coats, but she made everything > else. I > think I may even still have a kitchen towel made from feed sack material. > If I do, I've put it away for posterity's sake, not that anyone going > through my things after I'm > gone would even have an inkling about what it is. My mother was an > excellent seamstress and an avid knitter. As I grew older, I started > making > my own clothing from > the skin out, including my coats. I, too, became quite a seamstress. It > was very thrifty and it was like therapy. I'd close myself in my sewing > room for an evening or two > and have a new outfit to wear in a couple of days. I no longer sew. I > was > looking at the cost of patterns a while back and was amazed that they cost > $15-20+. YIKES!! > But I am thinking about getting a new sewing machine so I can sew some > curtains, drapes, and pillows, and make repairs. It is all so confusing > these days with every > thing being computerized. > > Hugs, > Mary > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Brenda Daniels > Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 12:45 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [PD-LIFE] Flour sack material > > 50-55 years ago my mother made my panties and bras out of flour and feed > sack material. I liked the feed sacks best because they had flower > patterns on them. I also had dresses to match. We moved to Indiana when > I was 6 and my bra and panties made a great swim suit since we lived two > blocks from the beach. No one on the beach ever made fun of my homemade > clothes. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Wow! Judy, thanks for all the info. I'll save it in case I ever want to get back to sewing again. Like you, I used to sew every day. It wasn't just my obsession, but more like therapy. I was married to an abusive alcoholic for 16 years, and when I shut myself in my sewing room, that life went away. I finally got out of the marriage when it became apparent to me that he would one day kill me. I was saddened that he never saw what a good life he could have outside of the bottle. After my divorce, I didn't sew as much. Now I only work on pillows and curtains and things for the house occasionally. Hugs, Mary -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Judy Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 5:54 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [PD-LIFE] sewing flour sack material Patterns do list quite high, but you never have to pay retail. Walmart sells them for $5-6 and Joann often has sales. They will put one line on sale for $1 or $1.99. You can buy up to 10 patterns at a time at that price. You can get reproduction feed sack fabrics at some quilt shops. It is good quality, finely woven fabric, all cotton. I sew every day of my life. It is my obsession. Also for free patterns, there are a lot of websites out there that have stuff. For clothes, burda.com. You can print at home to send to a store like Kinkos, and craftster.org/forum has all kinds of tutorials, all of them free. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Sayman" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 6:23 AM Subject: Re: [PD-LIFE] Flour sack material >I can remember when my dad would make a trip to the feed store (GLF or Ward > & Van Scoy's and then Ag-Way in the area where I live) and he would ask my > mother > if she wanted to ride along. Most every time, she would say yes because > she > needed a certain feed sack pattern to finish up a dress or blouse or > curtains. My dad > would back into the loading dock, then go in to the counter to tell the > man > how many sacks of feed he needed, and which kind (cow, chicken, hog mash, > calf manna) > then tell him mom was already out there picking out which bags she wanted. > They'd load the truck with the sacks my mother pointed out - even if they > had to move > several others to get to it - and then we'd be on our way home. Dad would > ask if mom had any preference about which bags got emptied first. > > The sacks were made out of some of the finest cotton material ever made. > It > had to be tightly and finely woven to keep the feed (especially hog mash > and > calf manna) > in the bags, which was made even tighter when they were pre-washed before > use. My mother didn't make my underwear or coats, but she made everything > else. I > think I may even still have a kitchen towel made from feed sack material. > If I do, I've put it away for posterity's sake, not that anyone going > through my things after I'm > gone would even have an inkling about what it is. My mother was an > excellent seamstress and an avid knitter. As I grew older, I started > making > my own clothing from > the skin out, including my coats. I, too, became quite a seamstress. It > was very thrifty and it was like therapy. I'd close myself in my sewing > room for an evening or two > and have a new outfit to wear in a couple of days. I no longer sew. I > was > looking at the cost of patterns a while back and was amazed that they cost > $15-20+. YIKES!! > But I am thinking about getting a new sewing machine so I can sew some > curtains, drapes, and pillows, and make repairs. It is all so confusing > these days with every > thing being computerized. > > Hugs, > Mary > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Brenda Daniels > Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 12:45 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [PD-LIFE] Flour sack material > > 50-55 years ago my mother made my panties and bras out of flour and feed > sack material. I liked the feed sacks best because they had flower > patterns on them. I also had dresses to match. We moved to Indiana when > I was 6 and my bra and panties made a great swim suit since we lived two > blocks from the beach. No one on the beach ever made fun of my homemade > clothes. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks for the websites, Judy. I use to make most all of my own clothes, but got away from it, when I put on some pounds. Need to get back to it, once I get down a couple sizes again. :o) Lynn Judy wrote: > Patterns do list quite high, but you never have to pay retail. Walmart > sells them for $5-6 and Joann often has sales. They will put one line on > sale for $1 or $1.99. You can buy up to 10 patterns at a time at that > price. You can get reproduction feed sack fabrics at some quilt shops. > It > is good quality, finely woven fabric, all cotton. > > I sew every day of my life. It is my obsession. > > Also for free patterns, there are a lot of websites out there that have > stuff. For clothes, burda.com. You can print at home to send to a store > like Kinkos, and craftster.org/forum has all kinds of tutorials, all of > them > free.

Wal Mart sells Pure Aloe Vera Gel that in unscented. You can find it in the Health and Beauty section. Don in AZ

Thanks, Don. I'll have to try it again. I put it on my list for next time we get over to York. Lynn in Columbia. PS Hey, Mary, when you get to Lancaster, stop in, even if it's just for a drive-by hello like Sally had to do last year !!! At least I got to meet her, and hope to have a longer visit from her and her husband sometime this year. And, when you are in Berks County, please say hi to my hometown of Reading. I miss it so, so much :o( Don in AZ wrote: > Wal Mart sells Pure Aloe Vera Gel that in unscented. > You can find it in the Health and Beauty section.