Look Mom, No Hands! Sunbonnet Sue Estate Sale Find
06-28-2013, 03:59 PM
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Look Mom, No Hands! Sunbonnet Sue Estate Sale Find
Yesterday I bought this wonderful older Sunbonnet Sue quilt at an estate sale. I don't think it is quite as old as the 30's, but still has vintage fabrics.
An interesting point about it is the orientation of the girls along the outer long edges -- they are set so that they are standing upright when the quilt is draped at the edge of the bed. My picture shows the quilt on a queen sized bed.
Does anyone know anything about the history of the Sunbonnet Sue pattern? I know that some have hands and some do not, but I don't know why.
Thanks for looking!
Dayle
An interesting point about it is the orientation of the girls along the outer long edges -- they are set so that they are standing upright when the quilt is draped at the edge of the bed. My picture shows the quilt on a queen sized bed.
Does anyone know anything about the history of the Sunbonnet Sue pattern? I know that some have hands and some do not, but I don't know why.
Thanks for looking!
Dayle
06-28-2013, 04:27 PM
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It is "handless", not "headless". I read somewhere awhile back about the lack of hands on some of the patterns, but of course, I didn't have a "handless" Sue quilt at the time, so the information didn't stick.
Dayle
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