Antique 1930s Patchwork Quilt Queen Saw Star Pink & White Pattern Hand-Stitched Calico Flour Sack Cloth

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This Antique Patchwork Quilt was hand stitched in the 1930s from pink and white flour-sack cotton cloth that would make … Read more This Antique Patchwork Quilt was hand stitched in the 1930s from pink and white flour-sack cotton cloth that would make a lovely bedspread or authentic Americana wall décor. This patchwork pattern is called "SAW STAR." The Star pattern is a solid pink cotton fabric and the background is from regular white cotton flour bags.
At some point, someone beautifully added a 8.5" the top and bottom of the quilt to extend the length of the quilt.

Will fit a KING BED with no draping or a QUEEN BED with a little overhang.

Width: 75"
Length: 88"

FLOUR SACK CLOTHING & QUILT HISTORY:
Asa T. Bales, Roscoe, Missouri, filed a patent in October 1924 for cotton sacks to have interesting patterns and to be of a decent size, so they could be used for clothing. Specifically, Asa was assigning his patent to the George P. Plant Milling Co. in St. Louis for their new line of “Gingham” flour. The line split off into different brands including “Gingham Girl,” “Mother Gingham,” “Baby Gingham” and “Gingham Queen”. Executives of Plant Milling saw this as a prime marketing opportunity. The logos on the sacks were marked with marked with ink that would wash away, specifically so the cloth could be transformed into clothing and then quilts. Other mills copied with pastels and novelty prints and it became a contest to win the consumers attention.
The decorative flour sack cloth was typically use to make dresses that were then cut and sown into quilts one they were worn out or outgrown. See less