QUILT INDEX RECORD

9-6-1337

Who documented this quilt?

Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Louisiana Regional Folklife Program, Louisiana Tech University

Date data was collected:

11/20/1988

Lousiana Quilt Documentation Project Number:

1768

Quilt's title:

Sunbonnet Sue

Quilt owner's city:

Pollock

Quilt owner's state:

Louisiana (LA)

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Reasons quilt was made:

Gift or presentation; Wedding

Quilt top made by:

Willett, Aline

Quiltmaker's date of birth:

2-29-1918

Did the quiltmaker make other quilts? Approximately how many? Where are they?

She had sons, but no daughters.

Type of item:

Finished quilt

Sizes, overall width:

62

Sizes, overall length:

74

Size of quilt blocks:

11.5 X 11

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Applique, Pieced

Pieced quilt type:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Setting:

Side by side

Binding:

Back turned to front; Machine sewn; Straight grain

Number of borders:

4

Describe the borders:

2.5 inches wide, Different Fabric

Top fabric, fiber:

Cotton

Top fabric, design:

Print; Solid/plain

Top fabric, colors:

White

Top fabric, color value:

Multicolor; Light or pastel colors

Backing/lining fiber:

Cotton

Backing/lining, design:

Print

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

4

Quilting, color of thread:

White

Batting:

Cotton

Condition:

Good/moderate use

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

Because she did not have any daughters, the maker gave the quilt to her oldest son and his wife for their wedding.

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1939

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Date estimated by Susan Roach

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

mother

Place made, country:

United States

Copyright holder:

Louisiana Regional Folklife Program