If you’ve been with us for a while, you may have noticed that each year around this time, we have a cute little visitor to our site:
It’s our friend, Sunbonnet Sue, and she has the very important job of decorating the tree each year! She holds a special place in our hearts here at EQ and we’d like to share her story today.
Penny McMorris & Dean Neumann, EQ founders
The Sunbonnet Sue animation was created by Dean Neumann, EQ co-founder and programmer. She made her first appearance on our site back in 1996, shortly after our first website was launched. EQ3 was our current version of the software at that time.
EQ3 could only export PCX files (PiCture eXchange) for images. Dean made the animation by drawing individual blocks on the Block Worktable for each of the movements. He exported a PCX for each block and then “stitched” those image files together to create the animation.
We’re sharing the Holiday Sunbonnet Sue block with all of our users again this year! Click here to download the Holiday Sunbonnet Sue EQ8 project file. The project includes the original block design, and a quilt design featuring the block.
Happy holidays from all of us here at The Electric Quilt Company!
Bev Crouse made a little wallhanging using the Holiday Sunbonnet Sue block and it’s just adorable! Thanks for sharing it with us, Bev!
12-01-2018
11:16 am
No web site; just me at home with husband and empty nest. Love Sunbonnet Sue. Thank you for the article.
12-01-2018
11:20 am
I wish you would create a pdf file for this block. I can’t afford EQ and that’s the only file you offer. It’s really a cute block.
12-01-2018
11:38 am
Love the pattern. This is the first one I’ve seen over the several years I have followed you. Wish you would post more for those of us that are behind. I wish they would download to Acrobat Reader for those of us that do not have EQ8 but still hoping ‘someday’. Sunbonnet Sue is one of the first quilt blocks I ever pieced. Always a favorite.
12-01-2018
12:16 pm
I have the EQ7 and am a slow learner. How do I change the EQ8 Sunbonnet to EQ7?
12-03-2018
8:54 am
Hi Toni,
You can download the EQ7 version here: https://doyoueq.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/EQ_HolidaySunbonnetSue.pj7
12-01-2018
4:03 pm
I too wish this was available in EQ7.
12-03-2018
8:55 am
Hi Veronica,
You can download the EQ7 version here: https://doyoueq.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/EQ_HolidaySunbonnetSue.pj7
12-01-2018
4:14 pm
You should have someone create a website for you. This is absolutely adorable and I have been a Sunbonnet lover since I was very young when my favorite aunt got me interested in her/them because she had the Sunbonnet Baby antique plate sets. Merry Christmas and thank you so much. I, too, wish that I had found this site much sooner as would love to see all your creations. Have a blessed Christmas and prosperous, healthy New Year.
12-02-2018
8:03 pm
Super nice to give away, thanks!
12-12-2019
11:22 pm
I love this, but I don’t have the EQ program. Not sure if my lack of computer skills would be sufficient.
12-24-2020
9:21 am
This is the first time I’ve seen the animation and really love it. Thank you for the sweet Sunbonnet Sue creation placing the angel on top of the tree! Have a blessed Christmas!
12-08-2021
12:57 pm
This is really cute. Sue is one of my very favorite blocks, thank you soooooo much for sharing.