#Sunbonnet Sue

[butternut-days]

[webdiggerxxx]

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[mediummushroom]

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[katytrailcreations]

Sunbonnet Sue/ThursdayDoors

[lynsolo]

I found a Sunbonnet Sue book at the thrift store yesterday so I put her on my bag 🥰

[bioluminescent-fungus]

...I need to know how one passive-aggressively passes down a quilt pattern, please.

So for a moment imagine that you are my grandmother, who, like her mother-in-law, is a quilter. Her mother-in-law, my Grandma Edith (technically great-grandma, but you know how it is) particularly liked Sunbonnet Sue. My grandma, who has recently had a daughter, contacts her mother-in-law and says that Sue (my mother) would probably like a Sunbonnet Sue quilt, hint hint.

Grandma Edith sent her the pattern in the mail.

[dollylizzy-blog]

This handmade appliquéd quilt, measuring 35” x 45”, showcases the timeless Sunbonnet Sue pattern. Featuring 12 vibrant figures framed in royal blue sashing, each Sunbonnet Sue is uniquely dressed in colorful fabrics, bringing a touch of nostalgic charm to any space. Available at www.etsy.com/shop/dollylizzy

[carolrain]

Happy nice ask day! What are some of your favorite quilt patterns?

Hello! I am so happy to tell you.

I really love the simple nine-patch pattern. It’s hard to mess up! You can vary it a bazillion ways. It’s a classic for a reason.

I also love (looking at) the traditional Sunbonnet Sue, but I don’t have a lot of interest in trying to make her. I have barely tried appliqué, but I can just tell it’s not the kind of thing I would enjoy doing.

Not that you asked, but I also love tiny blocks (or “postage stamp quilts”), 1930s reproduction fabrics, and paper piecing.

I’m kind of trying to do all of the above here with this paper piecing version of Sunbonnet Sue. Maybe alternating with the nine patch or maybe two separate but related quilts? I do not remember. This is as far as I have gotten and I haven’t picked it up in years:

What is nice ask day?

(images from Monday Morning Designs, Canadian Quilter, and me)

[grammykim64]

Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: Vintage twin sized Sunbonnet Sue Girls Quilt.

[bevanne46]

NEW - Unused AccuQuilt GO! Fabric Cutting Dies; Sunbonnet Sue #55051 Overall Sam #55063 Bountiful Basket #55048 Sparkle Jumbo Tree #55094 Rectangle #55005 Block H Triangle Square #55027 Use with AccuQuilt Go or AccuQuilt Go Baby and a 5" x 10" Mat or 6" x 12" Mat (Mat not included) *Accurate and precise cutting that is effortless; 90% easier than traditional cutting methods. *Use good quality fabric to reduce fabric stretch. *It is always a good idea to test cut one shape to ensure fabric orientation is correct. *Use for Quilt Pieces, Applique and other Craft Projects. *Free Project Idea on the Back *Made in China These Sell for $49.99 and Up on Amazon, Walmart and other Online Stores. Some are no longer available.

[stewbug]

Etsy listing available in my shop

Check out this item in my Etsy shop https://www.etsy.com/listing/889764284/sunbonnet-sue-print-and-play-paper-doll

[charlesreeza]

Ms. Sue: Alive & Liberated, 1984-86, made in California by Odette Goodman Teel and the Friendly Quilters

International Quilt Museum, Lincoln, Nebraska

[mediummushroom]

prints for my upcoming drop on january first! mikako barbie is super holo in real life and sunbonnet sue is on watercolor paper 🤩

[crochetcouch]

Sunbonnet Sue Afghan  is an adorable afghan to make up for your little girl - Sunbonnet Sue has been around for centuries which will attest to her continuing popularity   This C2C Crochet Pattern includes basic instructions for the corner to corner, graph and written row by row color counts.

 Pattern available at https://thecrochetcouch.com/c2c-afghans/sunbonnet-sue-afghan-c2c-crochet-pattern

[mthupp]

My Mother's Dish Towels

My Mother’s Dish Towels

Before I married in November 1977, my mother gave me six dish towels. “Here,” she said. “I received a dozen of these when I was married, and I want you to have some.” She and my father married in June 1955. The towels had had some use, but I think my mother mostly kept them aside, not wanting to wear them out. All the towels had Sunbonnet Girl appliques made from pieces of my mother’s old…

[suffragettecity100]

Women’s Work is Never Done

84. Women’s Work

Women have always been part of the workforce as both paid and unpaid labor. While wealthier women could choose work as an option, most poorer, widowed or single women had no choice; they had to go to work but the playing field was not equal and neither was the pay. 

In a “San Francisco Call” article (June 23, 1910) suffragist Dr. Sophonisba Breckinridge argued the need for women to learn to value their work and demand higher wages, “...while woman was a keen and shrewd maker, buyer and manufacturer, she knew little of bartering for her own wages”. She believed that the advancement of women across all industries would also help lead to equal pay.

In 1911, while working for the National Consumers League in New York City, suffragist Francis Perkins witnessed the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. She was horrified by the event and vowed to do something about it. Teddy Roosevelt recommended her as Executive Secretary for the  Committee on Safety and she helped create the New York State Factory Investigating Commission which inspected factories to make sure that safety standards were in place. In 1932, Perkins became the first woman to be appointed to Secretary of Labor. She was instrumental to the success of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and helped America navigate the Great Depression. 

June 5, 1920, Public Law No. 66-259 established the Women's Bureau within the U.S. Department of Labor. It is federally mandated to “formulate standards and policies which shall promote the welfare of wage-earning women, improve their working conditions, increase their efficiency, and advance their opportunities for profitable employment”. In 1920 women made up 20% of the workforce. As of 2020, women make up close to half of the workforce (47%).

The first Director of the Women’s Bureau was Mary Anderson. She was also the longest serving director having held the position from 1920 until 1944. In her autobiography, she stated, “I think our most important job was issuing the standards for the employment of women. It was the first time the federal government had taken a practical stand on conditions of employment for women, and although the standards were only recommendations and had no legal force, they were a very important statement of policy and were widely used in all parts of the country.”

However it was the rise of modern appliances and indoor plumbing that liberated more women than the vote. Having more free time allowed women to enter the workforce and pursue other interests outside of domestic responsibilities. Professor Emanuela Cardia, from the Department of Economics of University of Montreal did a major study on the impact of technology and women in the workforce. In 1890, 25% of American households had running water and 8% had electricity. In 1950, 83% had running water and 94% had electricity. In 1900, women spent an average of 58 hours per week on household duties. By 1975, those same chores only took about 18 hours. That’s a 40 hour difference; enough time to have a full time job or several leisure pursuits including getting an education or being politically active.

This week’s song pick:

“She Works Hard for the Money” by Donna Summer https://youtu.be/ci8uvhiU9LE

#SuffragetteCity100 #SufferingForSuffrage

Episode 84 Sources:

https://www.dol.gov/agencies/wb/about/history

https://www.fdrlibrary.org/perkins 

https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85066387/1910-06-23/ed-1/seq-6/

Article about the impact of modern technology on women’s economics

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090312150735.htm

The origin of the old adage “a man may work from sun to sun, but a woman’s work is never done”, is unknown, but it may have its roots in this English broadside from 1629. (Historically, a broadside is a poster or flyer printed on only one side.) 

http://www.traditionalmusic.co.uk/folk-song-lyrics/Womans_Work_is_Never_Done.htm