Feed sacks ideas

You don't have to toss those empty pet food bags! Check out these amazing feed sack crafts, and turn that empty sack into something super awesome.

Before you toss out these everyday items, check out the many ways you can re-use them.

Happy Farmhouse Friday, everyone! If you aren't already crazy about old grain sacks, feed bags, and burlap sacks, will you be after today, because that's our theme this week! (This post contains affiliate links). I'd be willing to bet the farmers of yesteryear never would have dreamed that we'd turn their work-worn sacks into beautiful things, and copy the look of them as well. Do you think this love of grain sacks as modern decor is a trend that's here to

Share the HomesteadOne day as we were feeding all our animals, I looked at the pile of empty feed bags and thought, “we can’t just throw all these away! There has got to be some way we can reuse them!” I just knew that there had to be something we could do with them, rather […]

Save those feed bags. They can be easily sewn into handy reusable market totes.

Looking for burlap sack uses? If you have some burlap sacks lying around and just don't know what to do with them, I have some ideas.

When I first started writing about feed sacks, I had a tiny stack of 12 of them and promised myself I wouldn’t get more. As a fellow fabric lover, I’m sure you know how well that went. Though my interest initially was about the culture and economics of the feed sack era, it wasn’t long before I was sucked in by the colors and tens of thousands of different patterns. What was once a tiny pile in my sewing room has grown to fill six shelves. And there’s no end in sight.

Learn all about vintage and antique colorfully printed feed sack fabric, including its history, values, and where to sell it.

As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. All opinions are my own. Please see FCC disclosure for full information. Thank you for supporting this site! The internet is full of great ideas for upcycling feed bags - in fact, I posted links to my favorite ideas last year. But recently, when I posted a photo on Facebook and Instagram of an upcycled feed sack grocery bag I'd made, a lot of people had questions. So perhaps I have something to offer on the subject that hadn't been…