The Sunbonnet Family of Quilt Patterns

This is how quilt designer and author Dolores A. Hinson describes the Sunbonnets - pattern figures with large, face-hiding bonnets or straw hats. Quilters have long cherished traditional "Sunbonnet Sue" and now they  can be introduced to her equally appealing brothers and sisters. The Sunbonnets have followed fashions over the years, and the result is a fascinating group of patterns that reflect successive styles in American costume and design.