Quilt Blocks, “Sunbonnet Sue” pattern

Alabama

About 1960

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Whig Rose
Two-piece black moiré silk dress embroidered with bright red flowers, comprised of bodice and skirt, the bodice with high, stiff, straight collar and loose inset blouse of plain black silk with nipped waist and back tie, with leg-of-mutton sleeves, the tulip bell skirt with ruffled hem, the back gathered at the waist and with a slight train.
Colorful quilt in the "Everybody" or "Sampler" pattern comprised of a semi-grid of quilt blocks in a variety of traditional patterns, mostly geometric and with a central star made of pastel-colored fabrics, in one corner a block with a mule and in another a large blue and yellow star, the lining plain white and made from textiles from St. Joseph’s Hospital.
Schoolhouse quilt.