Sunbonnet Sue

When we arrived in San Francisco, my mother had a package for me. My aunt had made something for Miss L. I had no idea she was working on a project for Miss L. I also had no idea what it could be.

We unwrapped the package to find this Sunbonnet Sue quilt for Miss L's new room. It turns out that my great-grandmother had started sewing the Sunbonnet Sues decades ago and never finished the quilt. My mother remembers my grandmother having the pieces. Eventually the pieces made it to my aunt who kept them well-stored for years. She finished this beautiful quilt last month and sent it to us!

The fabric is in amazing condition and my aunt sewed a label on the back with her name and birth date and Miss L's great-great-grandmother's name and years living. Mister T hung it in Miss L's room so that it is the first thing you are drawn to when you walk in the door.





I can only hope that one day I can make such a treasure to pass along in the family. I did just learn that my neighbor has a sewing machine (and she quilts) and she offered to loan me the sewing machine if I ever want to learn to sew. But first things first, I must learn to crochet to follow in Mama N's footsteps.