Bad Sunbonnet Sue
 

I don't typically do handwork but lately I've been getting the urge to make some Bad Sues, I think my hands and eyes can still handle that level of skill. We all know the cute 30s Sue, but I've seen before where people make Bad Sues.

Last night I was prepping a bag of fabric I got at the Goodwill and there was a perfect piece of grey and white stripe for a Prison Sue. I've got a little scrap of Camo for Hunting Sue, and ideas for a few others.

Usually I make bed quilts, these might not ever get past block stage or most likely a wall hanging for my sewing room (hmm... maybe I should have Fabric Hoarder Sue...).

Any of you have any experience with Bad Sues?

No experience but I sure did get a kick out of the Kill Sue quilt blocks that were quite popular several years back. Some people came up with some ingenious ways to cause Sue's demise. They were hilarious.

I though the quilt was hilarious but I guess some people were outraged. At one quilt show they even had to hang it facing the wall.:D

How about Biker Sue... Goth Sue?

I've never been a SBS fan, but I loved the Kill Sue quilts. I thought they were hysterical

There was a thread a while back on the QB that featured some really cute bad sues. I also saw a cute bad sue video somewhere. I have no idea who did it. Just stumbled across it and thought it was funny. Good luck on your quest for ideas.

This is hilarious. I wish I'd thought of it myself, lol... I am not the biggest fan of traditional Sue quilts.
My brain goes to SyFy and comics... Cersei Lannister (Game of Thrones), Harley Quinn (DC Comics). Otherwise punk, goth, catburgler, axe murderer?

Edited to add this one cracks me up: http://debrowden.blogspot.com/2014/0...reaks-bad.html

this was my thought, too... dressed in her leathers to ride her Harley.

and a wild thought... a skeleton sue because she's b-b-b bad to the bone!

LOL, I like your idea Nan, I may even have a piece of fabric with a large Mexican sugar skull design big enough to put a ruffle on for her head. Or maybe it's a good excuse to buy a piece of fabric with sugar skulls :p

Biker Sue with a helmet would be awesome.

Prison Sue...in handcuffs since she touched the quilts at a quilt show (without white gloves)

Ax murderer Sue...think Lizzy Borden Sue

Jack & "Jill" Sue...but Sue pushing Jack down the hill

Bandito Sue...Sue in huge sombrero with bandaliers of bullets crossed on her chest and guns pointing in the air

Love it! I love sunbonnet sue and think it’s a great idea to make some bad sues.

I have heard of Bad Sunbonnet Sue but never have made one. I had seen somewhere comments on this pattern and some people thought it was cute and others were quite offended. I am not a fan of SB Sue so haven't paid much attention to it. Good luck on your search for other patterns for Bad SB Sue.

I’m not a Sue fan, but really got a kick out of the Bad ones. When you get a creative urge, I think you need to explore it! Unfortunately I don’t remember any specific Bad ones.

Never been a fan of Sunbonnet Sue, but I sure loved both the bad ones and the kill Sue ones. They were hysterical!
Rob

I just googled killer sue quilts. That's some disturbing stuff, ladies! :D Poor Sue! (I'll stick to the cute 30's stuff, lol!)

Eleanor Burns has a video, one of her staff made small individual quilts, and a story with each one. I thought it was really cute.

Stripper Sue, Bank Robber Sue

those blocks are really clever!

I thought it was hilarious, too. (Life's short. Laugh a little. See the humor. :D)

How about Sue touching a quilt show quilt.

I only like the "real" Sunbonnet Sues from the 30s. I made my 1st Great Granddaughter a SB Sue quilt when she was born 11 years ago.

Like many others I have never been a SBS fan.
As for Bad Sue and Kill Sue, count me in!
I've had so many laughs over the years thanks to them!

How about ..... Quilt Police Sue?

I say go for it, Iceblossom! Make the Bad Sue quilt. It sounds like a lot of fun!

Sunbonnie and Clyde!

I've never seen a bad sonbonnet Sue quilt block, or Killer Sue, but it sounds right up my alley! I'll have to check out the posted links.

Our quilt guild made some for a quilt show one year, the message was "Don't touch the quilts". Mine was a hand coming out of the clouds with lightning coming from a finger and knocked her silly. Background was a church with a quilt show sign. We had a good time making them.

At least 20 years ago a local quilt show featured "Sunbonnet Sue and the Road to Perdition".
Very irreverent (shocking to some) and equally hilarious!

That's my favorite. I love the traditional Sue as well. I've never made one, though.

I did a google search and found several Sues that were really irreverent, or at least really cute. The ones that I liked best were firing squad Sue, Guillotine Sue, Hester Sue (with a Red A on her dress), Mob Sue (she's swimming with the fishes), gator Sue, Cowgirl Sue and Old Lady Sue (Red hat and purple dress).

I'd love to see this as it's being created.

bkay

Poor Sue! Does she really enjoy this treatment. I have always liked Sue because of her sweet history.

This has been fun for me to hear the conversation. I'm not sure when I will start these but the next step for me is to figure out a block size, a basic Sue shape, and start putting fabric in a project kit. Of course I'll post pictures if I do! I see these as embellished with trims and some 3D elements and accessories whether embroidered, bought, or appliqued. Most of changes I'd be doing to the basic shape is trims and fabric choices, and the bonnets -- like a motorcycle helmet for Biker Sue, and maybe some backgrounds. I know I have some faux brown leather fabrics, I probably have a good black too. Since these will be modern Sues, I'm not planning on any visible/decorative applique stitches but I always have to have a vision backup plan, so if my "invisible" stitches aren't, well I might go for the blanket edge look.

If anyone else wants to make a block and post it, please join in! For those of you who have googled or seen previous ones you know this is not an exclusive idea or particularly original at this point. Sometimes the fun is just in making something different than what you usually do.

I'm pretty sure there will be Prison Sue, as an added joke her number will be 8675309 (Jenny Jenny from the song...). The fancy shmancy sewing machine my friend gave me can do numbers and such and this will be a good opportunity to use that feature, other than just the one stitch I usually use.

I like the idea of Fabric Hoarder Sue, I'll take some of my little scraps and make stacks of fabric for the background and like me there will be a long brown braid coming out of her bonnet.

I also like the Skeleton Sue idea, not sure if having a sugar skull would really work or not, but again, the point is in doing something different than I usually do.

I think this will probably be a long term project for me, making a block here and there, but you never know... sometimes you get started and before you know it, you have a hundred ideas that must come out.

Bkay -- I was just thinking last night about for people that swap blocks that a Red Hat Sue swap would be a lot of fun! The Hester Sue made me think about the Baby Bump Sue I saw... Sues are just up to all sorts of things.

http://www.geocities.ws/Heartland/Oaks/6813/badsue.html

Cute page. Might get some ideas here.

I love SBS and also love the bad SBS quilts.
How about Sue dressed as the Easter Bunny but squashing decorated eggs?

Really risque...S&M Sue (black leather with a whip)
Gun Moll Sue (1930's gangster)
Devil Sue
Stripper Sue (complete with pole)

In one of the former Boom swaps one of our swappers wanted 60's / 70's blocks, she was going to make a "hippie" quilt for a friend. One of our talented boomers (I forget which) made a SBS block w/ Sue burning her bra, it was awesome!

Years ago, I saw a website with "The demise of Sunbonnet Sue". Google it. it is quite funny!

Quilt in a Day posted a video a few months back when Eleanor’s right hand friend Sue (can’t think of her name, but she was the first person that I can remember that pieced her backs from leftover scraps) retired.

Sue as a member of the quilt police. Or robbing a quilt shop.

Someone on this board did some awhile back but I can't think of her name. Was it Martina?