QUILT INDEX RECORD

52-152-871

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Quilt Alliance

Who documented this quilt?

Quilt Alliance; New from Old

Quilt Alliance Inventory Number:

13

Quilt Title:

Sunbonnet - Sue Meets Her Modern Counterpart

Width:

16 inches

Length:

16 inches

Materials:

100% cotton fabrics, cotton batting (Mt. Mist Creamrose) DMC cotton floss, applique and hand quilting.

Quiltmaker:

Day, Dorothy

City:

Bella Vista

State:

Arkansas

Artist's Statement:

I can just see stocky Sunbonnet Sue when she sees a super thin model in this day and age. I used calicos for Sue’s clothing and batik for the modern girl and the background fabric. I quilted it with a clam shell design to combine new and old. I used templates from EQ for Sue.