Merikay Waldvogel sends a picture of this block,
an appliqued Sunbonnet figure.
She knew the source, a 1937 Laura Wheeler pattern
from the syndicated newspaper column.
Recycled in 1977
as an Alice Brooks design
by the same company
They intended it to be pieced - I've darkened the lines
here. I think that vertical, rather wavy line in the lower left is
meant to be embroidered. You could print this out
8" and you'd have a pattern.
The pattern brings up several questions. Did anyone ever piece it?
Merikay's appliqued version is the only made-up block we've found.
More questions. What is she doing?
A music stand?
What is that item on the left?
In the appliqued block it looks like a podium. We like it for a logo for our Six Know-It-Alls lecture.
Next one: Sunday March 21st, 10 AM Eastern Time. Link soon.
But then again, maybe it is a giant martini.
The pattern is in the Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns & BlockBase+
but I was working from drawings by other indexers and we never quite got
the lines right. If you have an urge to piece it follow the pattern above.
Well, Merikay's appliqued block does look like a music stand. I would like to think it was a giant martini, but knowing how busy Sue has been over the years, I would guess that it is a large bowl and she is plate spinning. Oh how I miss Ed Sullivan!
ReplyDeleteI've always thought that it was a flower that she was picking. I've been collecting sunbonnet patterns and quilts for years and have never seen an actual one!
ReplyDeleteNOBODY ever made it? There might have to be a challenge.
ReplyDeleteThe "pretty maids all in a row" in one of the clippings makes me think it was intended to be a flower. But it looks like the person who did the applique changed it to a music stand.
ReplyDeleteHmmm, I might have to try this one when I get to that block on the Grandmother's Choice quilt I'm working on (12 blocks done). How to make her holding or planting a "Votes for Women" sign like I was planning to have the applique version hold though... There may be a bit of pattern drafting in my future.
ReplyDeleteI thought it was a bird. But I'll take it as a martini. Shaken. Not stirred. lol
ReplyDeleteI thought it was meant to be a chicken.
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