QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Signature Quilt Pilot Project

Who documented this quilt?

Signature Quilt Project Public Submission

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Sunbonnet Sue

Brackman # or other source & #:

Brackman 47.11 - Encyclopedia of Applique by Barbara Brackman

How wide is the quilt?

64 inches

How long is the quilt?

88 inches

What color is the quilt?

Green; Lavender; Orange; Pink; Purple; Red; Yellow

Type of inscription:

Multiple Names; Signature

What is inscribed on the quilt?

"Aunts" 1A Bertha 1B Jane 1C Lucille 1D Anna 2A Kathryn 2B Lenore 2C Ollie 2D Fern 3A Leona 3B Lala 3C Grace 3D Jean 4A Gertrude 4B Edith 4C Nelle 4D Dorothy 5A Bernice 5B Mabel 5C Mildred 5D Lois Name inscribed on accompanying pillow: Ruth

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Location of inscription:

on block

Time period:

1930-1949

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Multiple scrap; Print; Solid/plain

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

The sunbonnet girls are embroidered with runing stitches on hat, arm and dress; blanket sitchess onhat; blanket and stem stith on hat.

Quilt top made by:

Unknown, Quiltmaker

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

The quilt was purchased from the Kalona Antique Company in 2002.

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Quilt owner's name:

Catherine Noll Litwinow

Quilt owner's city:

Bettendorf

Quilt owner's state:

Iowa

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Description of quilt:

Twenty block, each appliqued with a Sunbonnet Sue, are set together with light purple squares and triangles. Sunbonnet girls are embroidered with running stitches on hat, arm and dress; blanket stitches on hat, blanket and stem stitch on hat.

Access and copyright information:

Open/Public Domain