July 9-11, 2010
Mt. St. Mary's University, Emmitsburg, Maryland

05/18/2010 last updated

Sunbonnet Sue Goes to MAQ
Lottery Block for MAQ 2010

  Rules of participation:

• Lottery block does not require a specific fabric; use your own

• Please use cotton quilting fabric for background

• Maximum 4 entries (blocks) allowed per participant

• Can only win once but may submit name with each block (i.e., if your
  name is called to win one group of blocks, it will be passed over if
  pulled again)

• Basic pattern will be provided; however you may use your own
  pattern

• We encourage creativity and fun in personalizing your Sue

• Type “Sunbonnet Sue” into your favorite search engine to get some
  ideas and see what other quilters have done with Sue BUT please
  respect copyright issues – there are many free patterns in the public
  domain that you may use

  Instructions:

• Prewash all your fabrics

• Background of block - Cut a 14” square, use off-white, cream, beige
  but not a white white fabric; meant to be oversized so that the
  recipient can trim down blocks to their desired size

• Sue – anything goes, select fabrics for your own personalized Sue

• Embellishments – encouraged but must be sewn on, not glued

• Appliqué – may be hand appliqué or fusible; if fusible, please stitch
  around the edges of each piece

• Sue can face left or right

• Maximum height of Sue to be 8” to 8 ½”, from top of bonnet to bottom
  of feet

• Place Sue in the center of the background block (recipients will likely
  want to trim blocks smaller 14”)

• Materials used must be suitable for a wall hanging or a quilt that is to
  be used, such as a lap quilt

  Click here for download with all the directions and pattern. 

See your blocks at MAQ in July!