I've Killed Sue!

Well, this was fun! I killed Sue... for the guild's "Demise of Sue" quiltblocks to be shown at the playhouse. I didn't want to repeat any of the blocks that the original quilt had, and had help from my family thinking up new options. Karen thought of the tornado..perfect! Believe it or not, the landscape fabric was from a vest I made Karen in elementary school, with a moo shirt and a cow spot tie. We were very Kansan then.

My Description:

"Poor Sunbonnet Sue! Although she was a fan of the Wizrd of Oz, she never thought it could happen to her. She did not watch the weather channel, and she wore her I-Pod while doing her farming. Alas...she paid no attention to the sirens or worsening weather. Protected by her bonnet, she wasn't even bothered by the large hail. Only when swept into the vortex of a Nebraskan tornado did she realize her folly."

You can visit the Quilt Index for more information on The Sun Sets on Sunbonnet Sue, a qult made by the Seamster's Union, Local 500 in Lawrence KS in 1979.