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Can you tell me about my SunBonnet Sue quilt? PDF Print E-mail
Dear Cindy,

I have acquired a sunbonnet sue quilt that I wanted to find out how old it may be. This sue is not the classic little girl I'm used to seeing. Do you know who I can contact to get some information? Pam

Dear Pam,

You'll definitely want to consult Barbara Brackman's ENCYCLOPEDIA OF APPLIQUE, but also a book like Betty Hagerman's MEETING OF THE SUNBONNET CHILDREN. Betty has a great deal about Sunbonnet Sue's look and history. If this Sue looks a good bit different, there is always a possibility it's more related to those drawn by Kate Greenaway, a 19th century English artist whose little girls are thought to have either heavily influenced and/or started the Sunbonnet Craze. She died in either 1900 or 1901. The SSues as we best know them are generally related to the 1920s-1940s, although they were produced later than that, up through today.

Cindy
 
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