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An authentic Gee's Bend quilt typically costs anywhere from $500 to $13,000, but thanks to a new, nationwide collaboration with Target, interested buyers have a few more attainable options to ...
The story of five acclaimed African American quilters from Gee’s Bend, Alabama, will be unveiled onscreen when the community ...
The story of five acclaimed African American quilters from Gee’s Bend, Alabama, will be unveiled onscreen when the community comes together to view short documentary film “While I Yet Live ...
“Quilting is mostly singing,” according to Nettie Young of Gee’s Bend, Alabama. Like singing, quilting is often a communal activity. Quilters gather to cut, piece, and stitch layers of fabric together ...
The stunning quilts produced by the women of Gee's Bend, Alabama – the inspiration behind Jaimeo Brown's Transcendence project. Gallery 10/13 ...
As she sat by her mother’s bedside, Jones would layout swatches of fabric and sew them based on her intuitive reactions and those of her mother. Pack said everyone, who views Marlene Bennett Jones’ ...
Pack invites everyone to visit Marlene Bennet Jones’ exhibition. Even though quilters will have a “working understanding of Jones’ artistry, everyone who views her work, will be appreciative of her ...
The exhibition’s title draws inspiration from the quilters of Gee’s Bend, Alabama—a renowned group of African American women who transformed scraps into iconic works of art. These quilters, ...
Descending from several generations of quiltmakers, Lucy Mingo learned to quilt at an early age and today at age 83 is considered one of the finest second generation Gee's Bend quilters.