The Quilts of Gee's Bend | Souls Grown Deep

Here's another image from my clippings collection. Love this Gees Bend Quilt.

There is a current exhibition at the Met called "History Refused to Die." It is an exhibition of thirty paintings, sculptures, dr...

From my No Sneaky-Peeky class I partnered with Windham Fabrics a few years ago to "pattern" 8 of the Gee's Bend quilts (wi...

Housetops by Deb Rowden 2010 Deb's wall quilt is one of my favorite quilts. Vintage quilt top---1950s Her inspiration was a f...

This IG post by Edith aka piecing passion recently caught my eye. I love the red cornerstones, the scrappy sashing, and the wide possibilities for fabric choices. When I asked, Edith shared that this IG post was her inspiration so I spent the next hour or so with pencil and graph paper to see if I could come up with dimensions that worked for me. But as I pondered whether or not to add this to my ever-increasing project list, I kept thinking about one of Audrey's posts at Quilty Folk and…

Get to know the generations of African-American women who create the world-famous Gee’s Bend Quilts.

The quilts of Gee's Bend - a powerful example of impoverished, black women creating works of art from scraps of fabric. Their story and work are inspiring.

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Arlonzia Pettway, "Housetop" nine-block variation, 1982, 87x80 inches. From the book "Gee's Bend: The Women and Their Quilts," Tinwood Books 2002 blogged