QUILT INDEX RECORD
9-6-1499
Who documented this quilt?
Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Louisiana Regional Folklife Program, Louisiana Tech University
Date data was collected:
5/7/1989
Lousiana Quilt Documentation Project Number:
1924
Quilt's title:
Sunbonnet Sue
Quilt owner's state:
Louisiana (LA)
How was this quilt acquired?
Inheritance
Quilt top made by:
Brakefield, Lessie Cameron
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
1971
Type of item:
Finished quilt
Sizes, overall width:
69.75
Sizes, overall length:
80.5
Size of quilt blocks:
10.25 X 10.5
Sizes, sashing width:
2.5
Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:
Applique, Embroidery
Pieced quilt type:
Block pattern
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Setting:
Separated by plain sashing
Binding:
Back turned to front; Hand sewn; Straight grain
Number of borders:
4
Describe the borders:
2.125 inches wide
Top fabric, fiber:
Cotton
Top fabric, design:
Print; Solid/plain
Top fabric, color value:
Multicolor; Dark colors
Backing/lining fiber:
Cotton
Backing/lining, design:
Solid/plain
Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:
6
Quilting, color of thread:
white
Batting:
Cotton
Condition:
Good/moderate use
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Date estimated by Susan Roach
Place made, country:
United States
Copyright holder:
Louisiana Regional Folklife Program
Cite this Quilt
Brakefield, Lessie Camero. Sunbonnet Sue. From Louisiana Regional Folklife Program, Louisiana Tech University, Louisiana Quilt Documentation Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=9-6-1499. Accessed: 04/27/24