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Look Mom, No Hands! Sunbonnet Sue Estate Sale Find

Old 06-28-2013, 03:59 PM
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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!

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Old 06-28-2013, 04:15 PM
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That's funny! I never noticed that before.
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Great find!!! What a simply beautiful quilt! You were at the right place at the right time.
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What a good idea to turn the block when they hang on the side of the bed. I never thought about that.

I'm curious to hear about the headless Sunbonnet Sues.
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nice quilt!
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Old 06-28-2013, 04:27 PM
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Originally Posted by kathdavis View Post
What a good idea to turn the block when they hang on the side of the bed. I never thought about that.

I'm curious to hear about the headless Sunbonnet Sues.
Kathleen,

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.

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Beautiful quilt.. Great find...
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very nice....
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That is so cute. Wow what a find.
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That is a beautiful hand quilted Sunbonnet Sue. Never seen one without hands.
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