"Sew, Sue Me!" Finished

 

Sew, Sue Me!

At a time when Americans define themselves by their hats, who represents us better than the classic quilted “Sunbonnet” couple, faceless under their oversized headgear? Sunbonnet Sue and Overall Bill, popular quilt patterns for over a century, are portrayed in our quilt Sew, Sue Me! suffering indignities and tragedies in the second Trump administration. Eleven quilters from around the U.S. have stitched a group quilt with that “everywoman” Sue reacting to disaster after disaster.

Denniele has sashed our 16 versions of Sunbonnet Sue in the Epoch of US Presidential Administration #47. And Becky Collis has quilted it. Here's a key to each block:

Me celebrating completion at my friend Rosa the dog's house the other night. 

Atop the first Sue quilt---blocks for the next one "Pieceful Protest." 

10" finished blocks are due on December 1st.

We are going to need a spare quilt while one is away on exhibit.

And outrageous stuff keeps happening!

16 Blocks photographed before quilting:

Alligator Alcatraz by Denniele Bohannon

Veritas!

By Lynne Bassett

Liar! Liar! Pants On Fire

By Barbara Brackman

Quoting the Woman Hater

By Debby Cooney

MAGA Murder Bill

By Janet Perkins

Liberty Handicapped

By Karla Menaugh

Label with an Ankle Monitor

 By Barbara Brackman

Flatlined by Measles

By Linda Frost

Seminole Sue Protest at Alligator Alcatraz

By Virginia Vis

Sandwich Guy Sue

By Barbara Brackman

No Kings

By Mary Madden

Guadalupe Flooding

By Barbara Brackman

No Polio Vaccines

By Linda Frost

Commander in Cheat

By Jan & Bob Nitcher

DOGE Tread on Me

By Virginia Vis

Medicaid Recipients Picking Fruit

By Barbara Brackman

The “Sunbonnet Babies” go by many names throughout the country. Bill is also called Overall Sam or Sunny Jim. In the South the pair is known as Dutch Dolls. We’re not using that name; they’re afraid of being deported.

https://barbarabrackman.blogspot.com/2025/09/sew-sue-me.html

See a previous post on the project and do read the comments. A couple are from Wackos. Therein lies our problem.