QUILT INDEX RECORD
27-23-128
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Wyoming Quilt Project, Inc.
Who documented this quilt?
Wyoming Quilt Project, Inc.
Wyoming Quilt Project Documentation Number:
wqp.0097
Person filling out this form is:
Blood relative of quiltmaker
When was the form filled out?
07/30/94
Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:
Quilt owner
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Inherited
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Sunbonnet Baby
Owner's name for quilt:
Sunbonnet Sue
Brackman # or other source & #:
47.11
How wide is the quilt?
37 - 37.75 inches
How long is the quilt?
53.75 - 54 inches
Shape of edge:
Scalloped
Describe the edge:
ice cream cone border
Shape of corners:
Scalloped
What color is the quilt?
White; Pink
Overall color scheme:
Light or pastel colors
Quilt's condition:
Excellent/like new
Damage:
Fold marks or creases; Stains
Time period:
1930-1949
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Subject of the quilt:
Sunbonnet Babies
Number of quilt blocks:
50 total (25 plain, 25 applique)
Size of quilt blocks:
5.25 inches x 5.25 inches
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Alternating with plain squares
Number of borders:
1
Describe the borders:
5.25-5.5" wide, ice cream cone pattern in lavender and white
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric types used to make the quilt top:
Muslin
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Geometric; Floral; Conversation Prints; Solid/plain
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Other applique
Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:
Embroidery
Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:
Not recorded - Construction techniques used in quilt top: piecing techniques & applique techniques
Embellishments used:
Other Embroidery
Describe embellishment materials or techniques:
Hand embroidery with black cotton in blanket, running stitches
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
What color is the back of the quilt?
White
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
1
Describe the back:
Solid/plain
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Cotton
Fabric structure of the binding:
Plain weave
How is the binding made?
Home cut; Bias grain
What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?
less than a half inch
How wide is the binding (measure on the top only)?
.25 inch
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cotton
How thick is the quilt?
Thin (Less than 3/16?)
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Thread type used for the quilting:
Cotton
Color of thread used in the quilting:
White
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
9
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:
6
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Echo; Outline
Describe the quilting designs used:
"Sue" - outline and rays to edge from body. Alternate blocks - 4 point star, cross from point to point, looks like periwinkle block. Border - echo around all white rays
Quilt top made by:
Erickson, Nina E.
How was this quilt acquired?
Inheritance
Why was the quilt made?
Unknown
The quilt was made to be used for:
Unknown
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's city:
Restricted
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Winans, Nina E.
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's birth date:
8/16/1898
Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:
White Rock
Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:
South Dakota
Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:
United States
Quiltmaker's date of death:
1/20/94
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
English, Dutch
Quiltmaker's educational background:
High school
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Methodist
Quiltmaker's occupation:
housewife
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Winans, George W.
Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:
Wolcottville, LaGrange, Indiana
Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:
English
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Winans, Clara Capitola
Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:
Buffalo, Minnesota
Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:
English, Dutch
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:
Swedish
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
Salesman
Number of children:
2
How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?
2
Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:
Liked to knit, read, corchet, all types of handwork
Who photographed this quilt?
Wyoming Quilt Project, Inc.
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Wyoming Quilt Project, Inc.
Cite this Quilt
Erickson, Nina E. Sunbonnet Baby. 1930-1949. From Wyoming Quilt Project, Inc., Wyoming Quilt Project, Inc.. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=27-23-128. Accessed: 03/28/24