A sweet quilt of Sunbonnet Sue figures appliqued onto an unbleached cotton calico. Would look lovely in a cottage setting.Age - Circa 1950's. Where from - Florida. Hand Sewn - The Sue figures have been hand appliqued. Machine Sewn - The main cotton sections have been machine sewn. Hand Quilted - Yes. Hand Hemmed - Machine Hemmed - Materials Used - Hand appliqued in yellow and pink embroidery
cottons, the figures are made up of two shades of peach with faint
white checks, and green small geometric print cottons. The off white
cotton has blue/grey machine stitching in between the Sue blocks. Batting - Thin thickness, cotton batting, a little bumpy. Backing Material - Unbleached cotton calico. Measurements - Approximately 75 inches by 64 inches. Fraying - On the top hem end of the quilt there is one Sue
figure which has frayed bonnet threads, another one has a frayed dress
and another a frayed bonnet. Elsewhere some loose stitching on the
figures. Holes - Where there is the above mentioned fraying of the appliqued figures. Holes all the way through - No. Stains - Yes, there are a few marks on the front and back, shown in photos. Washed - Yes.
