QUILT INDEX RECORD
9-6-2157
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:
2554
Quilt's title:
Sunbonnet Sue
Quilt name or pattern used by family/owner:
Sunbonnet Sue
Quilt top made by:
Tarver, Mrs.
Quiltmaker's ethnicity:
Anglo-American
Did the quiltmaker make other quilts? Approximately how many? Where are they?
Location of quiltmaker's death: Clarks LA
Type of item:
Finished quilt
Sizes, overall width:
52
Sizes, overall length:
77.75
Size of quilt blocks:
9 X 9
Sizes, sashing width:
1.5
Quilt type, applique:
Blanket, buttonhole, or other decorative applique stitch; Other applique; Hand Applique
Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:
Applique, Pieced
Pieced quilt type:
Block pattern
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Setting:
Separated by plain sashing
Binding:
Front turned to back
Top fabric, fiber:
Cotton
Top fabric, design:
Solid/plain; Print
Top fabric, colors:
Red; Lavender; Purple; Blue; Pink
Top fabric, color value:
Light or pastel colors
Backing/lining fiber:
Cotton
Backing/lining, design:
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Quilting, type of thread:
cotton
Quilting, color of thread:
white
Quilting, design:
Other, stitched in ditch
Batting:
Cotton
Condition:
Good/moderate use
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
Tarver, Mrs. 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=9-6-2157. Accessed: 03/29/24