Just curious what is Flour Sack is that like Quilters muslin or calico? Had to ask Hugs Shazells

Shaz I grew up with flower sacks I learned to sew on them I had cute dresses made from flowersacks they came in so many beautiful designs the fabric was great wish I could find fabric like that now . white flower sacks made pillow cases and dish towels granny made aprons out of them .the flowersacks you buy in a store are not like what those were.
Hugs Lena Mae

Shazells, it looks like you have some very good answers and comments - so I will just let you know - I love this type of dish towel.

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I remember wearing clothes made from flour sacks, but they were just about "out" by that time. But my mom wore clothing all the time made from that. People didn't waste anything during those days!! And there were many farmers, so they had lots of feed sacks to use too.

Flour Sacks now days are a thin cotton, where as in the early 1900's they were a med. wt muslin most the time with some type of print. They were used to hold flour and feed and were large enough to make childrens dresses, quilts, and anything else that you could sew. :)(dish towels, diapers, etc...) You can buy them in packs of 3 now in different superstores. Most measure 29"X32" When I embroider on mine, I open to it's fullest and embroider on on half, then I fold it and sew the edges together so it is double making it a little thicker fabric. (hope that makes sense.)

Flour sacks or feed sacks came in plain white or colorful designs. Like jofrog said the ones now are not anything like we used to use. The plain ones we used for dish towels. The designs we used in clothing. I made several dresses out of them. I have some of the old dish towels. Some are plain and others have writing (kind of feed) on them. Joyce

Some interesting history on flour sacks in this link. My MIL had quite a few pillowcases she made from sacks from her Dad's farm. And I had a friend who must be in her early 70's by now tell me about the prom dress she wore made of flour sacks.
The stuff they sell today is in no way near the texture and quality of the cases I still have! Those towels in WM are more like cheesecloth, they never would have held flour or seed inside them.

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by jofrog2000 03 Jul 2010

http://www.womenfolk.com/quilting...

Darn, forgot to click! Here is the link I spoke of.

by shazells 05 Jul 2010

This is great I was amazed to look through the links thanks everyone Hugs Shazells

I believe flour sacks are made from Calico.

Did you search online for info?
I found some interesting reading below, I think they will confirm my answer to be correct.
Hugs n roses, Meganne

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by lenamae 03 Jul 2010

Meg this is correct I was raised up with beautiful floere sacks every time we got a new sack my sis and I would fight over who got it.
Lena Mae