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Sunbonnet Sue

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QUILT INDEX RECORD

9-6-2153

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:

10/21/2007

Interviewer:

Evva Z. Wilson and Gaye Ingram

Lousiana Quilt Documentation Project Number:

2550

Quilt name or pattern used by family/owner:

Sunbonnet Sue

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

Type of item:

Finished quilt

Sizes, overall width:

42

Sizes, overall length:

52.75

Size of quilt blocks:

8 X 8

Sizes, sashing width:

2.25

Quilt type, applique:

Machine Applique

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Pieced

Pieced quilt type:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Setting:

Side by side

Binding:

Back turned to front

Top fabric, fiber:

Cotton

Top fabric, design:

Print; Solid/plain

Top fabric, colors:

Gold; Green; Lavender; Pink; Purple; Red; Yellow

Top fabric, color value:

Light or pastel colors

Backing/lining fiber:

Cotton or polyester blend

Backing/lining, design:

Solid/plain

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

4

Condition:

Fair/worn

Describe the damage:

design and applique is frayed

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

Quilt was purchased from St. Vincent De Paul's in New Roads, and the estimated date of construction is the mid 1960-70s.

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Date estimated by Susan Roach

Place made, country:

United States

Copyright holder:

Louisiana Regional Folklife Program

Cite this Quilt

Sunbonnet Sue. From Louisiana Regional Folklife Program, Louisiana Tech University, Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=9-6-2153. Accessed: 03/29/24