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Bring Home a Piece of American History with These Gee’s Bend Quiltmakers Prints
Elle Decor via Yahoo News· 4 months agoBring Home a Piece of History with These QuiltsCourtesy Souls Grown Deep When the enslaved women who...
Alabama Senate recognizes historic Gee's Bend quilters
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoChildren in Gee’s Bend grow up under the quilts. Fabrics sway above them as they play and pick up...
The Airing of the Quilts: Boykin quilters celebrate centuries of tradition
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 2 years agoUnlike her mother, grandmother and generations dating back to the 1800s, Louise Williams does not quilt. When she was younger, her refusal to carry on the tradition was an act of rebellion, ...
'Art is history': National Endowment for the Arts chair visits Alabama Black Belt artists
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAbove all else, the Alabama Black Belt values its history and traditions. The quilts, sculptures and...
Mercer Co. Quilting Bees honor veterans
Bluefield Daily Telegraph, W.Va. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNov. 18—PRINCETON — The Mercer County Quilting Bees conducted a ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 17, honoring five veterans with handmade quilts. The two living veterans, John Faw of Bluefield and ...
Headed to the Gee's Bend quilting festival this weekend? Here's what you need to know.
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 8 months agoAcross the Alabama River from Camden, tucked into a secluded corner of Wilcox County, lives a community with history as rich as the soil it was built upon. With a population of just over 500 ...
Meet The 2023 Southerners Of The Year
Southern Living via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe trailblazers supporting and preserving our region’s people, places, and traditions As we wrap up another year, we wanted to take a moment to...
Gee's Bend quilters collaborate with Target on nationwide Black History Month collection
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 4 months agoAn authentic Gee's Bend quilt typically costs anywhere from $500 to $13,000, but thanks to a new,...
The Rise of the Summer Patchwork Quilt
House Beautiful via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe Best Summer QuiltsFrancesco Lagnese For nine months of the year, the ideal bed to sleep in is made up of layers. Whether you opt for a top sheet or...
Sew Loved stitches together learning, community and needed services
South Bend Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSew Loved Women's Center has a variety of missions ― to teach, to provide a comfortable setting and...
