Sunbonnet Sue Quilts
05-12-2010, 09:54 PM
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I have bought a sunbonnet sue quilt pieces at an estate sale. along with some other quilt tops that have already been peiced together.The dress, bonnett, sleeve and shoes are all cut out. The bonnett sleeves and shoes are all one color (solid) and the dresses are prints. Is this the correct way this quilt should be cut out? I was wondering if the sleeve could be a contrasting color and maybe the shoes black. Please send me your opinion. Glenda in Texas
05-13-2010, 03:50 AM
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First, congratulations on your find at the estate sale.
That's the way I learned to do Sunbonnet Sue back in the 70s - hat and sleeves are the same solid, dress is a coordinating print, and the shoes either matched the sleeves and hat or were black. That was also what was published in the limited number of books we had back then. It is probably the more traditional way to do Sue.
It's up to you if you want to do a more traditional quilt or go in a completely different direction or do a combination of traditional and something else. That's the really great thing about quilting, you have creative license to do whatever you want.
That's the way I learned to do Sunbonnet Sue back in the 70s - hat and sleeves are the same solid, dress is a coordinating print, and the shoes either matched the sleeves and hat or were black. That was also what was published in the limited number of books we had back then. It is probably the more traditional way to do Sue.
It's up to you if you want to do a more traditional quilt or go in a completely different direction or do a combination of traditional and something else. That's the really great thing about quilting, you have creative license to do whatever you want.
05-13-2010, 04:36 AM
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the Sue quilt blocks I have that my Grandmother did back in the 70's were dress print, shoes, arm and hat a solid color. That's how I've done the ones I've made too. I've seen them lots of different ways online though.
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