~~~ A link to purchase ‘LIttle’ Susie 5×7 is at the bottom of this page ~~~
I’ve been hanging onto this idea for a long time. I don’t know why it has taken me so long to make one. Maybe hearing people say they are sick of them. There are a lot of them available. But I still like them and wanted to make this one not so much for quilting but dressing her up a bit with specialty stitches. From the response to Susie I made Little Susie for folks who want Susie but cannot sew a design that large.
I make many of my own stitches. In this case the wing needle stitches, the eyelets, and the woven fill on her hat.
~~~~ Links to each collection are at the bottom of this page ~~~~
Dee is a friend of mine who has dark auburn hair and a peaches and cream complexion. Also her favorite color is blue.
I asked another friend what saying I should add to it. She thought about it and said “Be Dee-Lightful!” and I immediately loved it. Thank you Mari for that perfect description to this Dee-Lightful picture.
Dee is a tender heart, whose expertise in many subjects makes for great conversations. I have learned a lot about computers – social media and cyberspace security from her. She is also a Dee-Lightful person.
Be Dee-Lightful Dee
I sewed this Dee combination design next to Pami onto green cotton/linen. Now I can make the pretty long pillow I had planned for this project. Her dress is applique fabric but the rest is embroidery. The fabric I chose for her dress has a whirl that almost matches the whirl of her dress in the wind. A happy surprise.
Be Dee-Lightful Dee – Lacy Hem Sewn Without a Wing Needle
The wing needle lacy edge along the bottom of the hem is sewn with a regular needle.
Be Dee-Lightful Dee
In this version of Dee, her dress is not applique (but it can be). Instead I sewed the fill in her dress with a wing needle as well as the lacy hem. You can see the light coming through the holes created by the wing needle when making the lacy circles on the hem. Light shows through some of the wing needle eyelets in her dress as well.
Options
Although I offer two versions of Dee’s dress – applique and wing needle, it can also be both. So there are really three versions of Dee’s dress. The wing needle fill on her dress can be sewn through the applique fabric as well.
It’s your choice – applique, wing needle fill, or applique + wing needle fill for her dress.
Alternate Hair Colors
I made a few computer renderings of alternate hair colors. The same thread color choices will apply regardless if a brunette, blond, red, or auburn. The colors will still be considered dark, darker, darkest, plus a lighter dark for the highlights in her hair. I hope these are helpful.
On each product page, zoom into the images for larger photos. These full size photos are included in the document too.
Be Dee-Lightful Dee BrunetteBe Dee-Lightful Dee BlondBe Dee-Lightful Dee Redhead
Designs Include Step-by-Step PDF instructions
Notions
Madeira Polyneon threads
Auburn Hair – #1638 dark, #1782 darker, and #1974 darkest auburn and one color a bit lighter #1942 auburn for the highights in her hair.
#1974 Darkest Auburn for her lips
#1927 for her skin; #1656 for her skin shadows; #1726 for skin details.
#1892 light aqua for her socks and #1991 dark aqua for her shoes
For the wing needle dress
#1888 Medium Aqua for the wing needle fill of her dress.
#1991 Darker Aqua for the details and shadows of her dress
For applique dress –
color to match the applique fabric, same color 1-2 shades darker for the details of the dress, and a darker one still for the shadows of her dress.
Black for her eyes
#1758 Brown for her smile; butterfly bodies and outlines
#1919 Medium pink for the butterflies
#1941 Light pink for the butterflies details
Colors of choice for the lettering
Thread color to match the background fabric
Pellon ShirTailor fusible interfacing
Medium Weight Soft tear away stabilizer
Quilter’s Dream 80/20 fusible cotton batting
Pima Cotton Broadcloth in cream color
Green Cotton/Linen blend
For the applique dress – fabric of choice for the applique
Wing Needle size 100 or Size 18 Jeans Needle
Wonderfil prewound bobbins in white or cream
#12 Topstitch needle
Should you want to duplicate what I’ve done here, this is what I used.
Should you choose to make a purchase through any of the product links above, Laura’s Sewing Studio earns a small commission on the sale, at no additional cost to you.
Please note that while these designs do not have a lot of thread colors they do have many thread changes. They are necessary. Don’t consolidate them. Some sections have to sew before other sections.
What makes Sunbonnet Sue sweeter than she already is?
Wing Needle Stitches!
~~~~ A link to purchase Susie is at the bottom of this page ~~~~
I’ve been hanging onto this idea for a long time. I don’t know why it has taken me so long to make one. Maybe hearing people say they are sick of them. There are a lot of them available.
But I still like them and wanted to make this one not so much for quilting but dressing her up a bit with specialty stitches.
I sewed her on a medium weight cotton/linen table runner embroidery blank with a wide hemstitched hem.
If you like this design, please let me know so I can make others to go with her.
Susie Sunbonnet Sue
I make many of my own stitches. In this case the wing needle stitches, the eyelets, and the woven fill on her hat.
My plan is to repeat her or make a second one, and sew her on the other end of the table runner. Then the center is open season for more wing needle. Should I put it on my night stand or make a pillow out of it. Hmmm!
I have a new day bed to decorate. Maybe I should make two!
Susie Sunbonnet Sue
My favorite color combination is pink, green, and cream. So there you have the colors. Smiles
I took this photo with light behind her so you can see the wing needle effect. A large jeans needle gives the same effect. It’s just not as prominent, but still very pretty.
Susie Sunbonnet Sue
Notions
Medium weight 100% cotton or cotton/linen blend fabric or embroidery blank – I used a table runner embroidery blank of medium weight cotton with a wide hemstitched edge. Wing Needle stitches sew best on natural fabrics where the wing part of the needle can separate the fibers of the fabric. I do not recommend polyester, acrylic, or man made fabrics.
Medium weight soft tear away stabilizer – I used 2 layers
Wing Needle – I used size 100 Schmetz.
OR a large jeans needle will give the same effect just not as dramatic but still very pretty.
To find out if you can use a wing needle please visit my tutorial.
Top Stitch Needle – I used size 12 Schmetz
Machine Embroidery threads #40 weight – colors desired. I used:
white to match the fabric
pale pink, light pink
pale green, light green
flesh, flesh 2 shades darker for outlines & details
cream for the white areas
Light tan for details over cream areas
2 shades darker than cream for shade under her brim
light red brown for shoes
light blue for flowers
soft yellow for flower centers
What’s Included
Susie – Wing Needle Sunbonnet Sue
160 x 245 mm
Formats EXP, HUS, JEF, PES, VIP, VP3
Includes PDF instructions
Zoom in on the pictures for her details and the stitches I made for her
I want this large Susie Wing Needle Sunbonnet Sue!
I want ‘Little’ Susie Wing Needle Sunbonnet Sue
5×7!
“Nonsense! If you want to do it, you can do it. The question is, do you want to do it?”
Are you ready for a girl named Sue? If you’re not sure, here are a few notions to think about.
When you elect to purchase any of the recommended notions through the links above, Laura’s Sewing Studio receives a small commission, at no additional cost to you.
Links to the collections can be found at the bottom of this page
Pami
If you like this design, please let me know so I can make others to go with her.
I stumbled across this beautiful artwork and immediately said, ‘Pam’!
Pam is a friend of mine who has red hair and a peaches and cream complexion. Also her favorite color is black.
I asked another friend who knows both of us what saying I should add to it. She immediately said “Flaunt your Sass!” and it stuck. Thank you Mari for that perfect description to this sassy picture.
But don’t let that description fool you. Our Pam has one of the sweetest most beautiful hearts you could know.
It has been great fun digitizing this design with the flouncy hair and darling face. Although it uses few thread colors, it has a lot of thread changes and they are necessary. Everything has to sew in a specific order from backwards to forward.
Her dress is an applique fabric that can be sewn using a wing needle to create the circles on the dress or without any of that stitching at all. The pink applique dress is one such example where I skipped the wing needle stitching. The white applique dress is one such dress where I used the wing needle and stitched the wing needle circles. It’s hard to see that because I used black thread. But it is there.
Pami
I want so much to put her on a tunic, but right now I have a new day bed to decorate and she will be part of that.
Pami is available in 2 sizes
5 inches wide and 7 inches wide
Or Get Them All
See links at the bottom of this page
The 5 inches wide includes 2 Pami’s – a 5×7 and a 5×8, a Pami bust, and Flaunt your Sass! lettering.
The 7 inches wide includes Pami in 7×11 size, a Pami bust, and Flaunt your Sass! lettering.
Also, plan ahead, I have one more red head coming up. Her name is Dee.
Notions I used
Madeira Polyneon threads black, dark gray, white, and dark taupe; colors Dark Auburn 1639, Medium Auburn 1779, and Light Auburn 1616 for her hair; Darkest Auburn 1638 for her lips; 1927 for her skin; 1656 for her skin shadows
Pellon ShirTailor fusible interfacing
Medium Weight Soft tear away stabilizer
Pima Cotton Broadcloth in cream color
Green Cotton/Linen blend
Wing Needle size 100
Wonderfil pre-wound bobbins in gray
#12 Topstitch needle
Yes I want Pami – Flaunt Your Sass!
5 Inch Collection
7 Inch Collection
I want it all – Both 5 and 7 inch collections
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Follow Me…just not too close, as I stop for fabric…often.
Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,
With conquering limbs astride from land to land;
Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand
A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame
Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name
Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand
Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command
The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.
"Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she
With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
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― Annie Proulx
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