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Sunbonnet Susie variation (Wooden Shoes)

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QUILT INDEX RECORD

30-26-905

Date data collected:

09-16-2011

Documentation Location:

Slate Lick U.P. Church 106 Brown Road Slate Lick PA 16229

In which county does this quilt currently reside?

Allegheny

Owner's Name:

Bricker, Cindy

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Interviewer:

Frey, Barb

Who documented this quilt?

Western Pennsylvania Quilt Documentation Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation

Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation Quilt Documentation Number:

WP.ALG.0148

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Sunbonnet Susie variation (Wooden Shoes)

Brackman # or other source & #:

47.13

How wide is the quilt?

79.5"

How long is the quilt?

78.5"

Shape of edge:

Scalloped

Shape of corners:

Other

Describe the corners:

pointed curves

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Green; Turquoise or Teal

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Damage:

Fold marks or creases; Pencil or pen or marking lines; Stains; Other

Describe the damage:

can read feedsack printing in beige fabric

Time period:

1930-1949

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

On point or rotated on 45 degrees

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Alternating with plain squares; Side by side

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

4.875"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Broadcloth; Feedsack

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Checked; Feedsack; Floral; Novelty; Plaid; Solid/plain; Striped

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand

Embellishments used:

Cotton thread

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Description of the back:

blood spots on back

What color is the back of the quilt?

Beige or Tan

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

Width of pieces on the back:

8.5", 36.5", 35"

Describe the back:

Different fabrics; Machine sewn; Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

Front turned to back

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

less than a half 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:

contrasting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

9

Width between quilting lines:

1"

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Sunbonnet Sues in red thread hand quilted in contrasting thread on solid squares

Person filling out this form is:

Niece of quiltmaker

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Received as a gift

Describe how the quiltmaker participated in the design:

sister of owner; niece of maker

Quilt top made by:

Campbell, Dorothy Bricker

Quilted by:

Bricker, Margaret (mother of Dorothy Bricker Campbell)

Where the quilt was made, city:

Sarver

Where the quilt was made, county:

Armstrong

Where the quilt was made, state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

cleaning out the house when the quilter went to nursing home

Why was the quilt made?

Art or personal expression; Personal enjoyment

The quilt was made to be used for:

Unknown

Quilt is presently used as:

Room decoration

Describe the source of the pattern:

variation of Sunbonnet Sue

Quilt owner's city:

Natrona Heights

Quilt owner's state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Bricker

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

07-31-1925

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Sarver

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Pennsylvania

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

03-25-2010

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

German

Quiltmaker's educational background:

High School

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Presbyterian

Quiltmaker's occupation:

taught quilting

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's county:

Armstrong

Quiltmaker's city:

Sarver

Quiltmaker's state:

Pennsylvania (PA)

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Bricker, Gayle

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Cabot PA

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

German

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Hughes, Margaret

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Freeport, PA

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

German

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 11-19

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Necessity

Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?

Presbyterian Women

Where does/did the group meet?

Slate Lick, PA

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

more than 50

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

yes

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

yes

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Used all kinds of fabrics; loved crazy quilts; collected material

Cite this Quilt

Campbell, Dorothy Bricke. Sunbonnet Susie variation (Wooden Shoes). 1930-1949. From Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation, Western Pennsylvania Quilt Documentation Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=30-26-905. Accessed: 03/29/24