Linzee Kull McCray is the author of the books Feed Sacks: The Colourful History of a Frugal Fabric and Art Quilts of the Midwest. She was a writer and editor for the University of Iowa for 13 years, as well has having written features and profiles about textiles and the people who make them for magazines including UPPERCASE, American Patchwork and Quilting, Stitch, Modern Patchwork, Quilt Sampler, and more. She is a fabric designer for Moda and has curated quilt exhibits at museums around the US (including the Iowa Quilt Museum in Winterset). She grew up in California and now resides in Iowa.
Long before “sustainability” was a household word, people reused the fabric
bags that once held everything from animal feed and seed to sugar and flour,
ballots, hams, and even laxatives. Based on my book Feed Sacks: The Colourful
History of a Frugal Fabric, I’ll share both the beauty of feed sacks and their
importance in the social and economic history of the times in which they were
made and used. The talk features historic photos, vintage advertising, and
fabric patterns, as well as actual sacks and the clothing, quilts, and other
items made from them. It is of interest to lovers of fashion, textiles and
design, historians, quilters, and those with an interest in sustainability.
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Linzee Kull McCray Website
