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