Gees bend quilts

I gathered my favorite Gee's Bend quilts, which you can buy directly from the artists! Learn about American quilting history and buy some art!

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.

On Friday, I had the incredible opportunity to attend a meet and greet of sorts for two Gee's Bend quilters, Mary Lee Bendolph and Loretta Pettway Bennett. The event (at the offices of a local law firm who represents the artists) was held primarily to introduce large art galleries and universities t

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

Gee's Bend quilt - love this one

Gee’s Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt, which was on view at the Walters Art Museum from June 15, 2007 - August 26, 2007, featured four generations of quilters and demonstrated how the influences of architecture and the environment appear in the quilters’ visual vocabulary. The rich aesthetic traditions that have evolved in Gee’s Bend, a town of about 750 people on a remote peninsula created by a bend in the Alabama River, and its neighboring community, Rehoboth, can be counted among the…

As I try to write this post I have trouble articulating how much the Quilts of Gee’s Bend have inspired me.

I have been entrusted with the Quilt section of this blog and I think I want to give a greater understanding of quilts and the history implicit therein before

Handcrafted following the Gee's Bend quilting tradition that goes back three generations, this hand-sewn quilt features an abstract pattern in red and black prints with a white backing. This heirloom piece, measuring 40 x 35 inches, was hand-sewn in 2022 using cotton fabric. Quilt Details: - 40 x 35 inches - Hand-sewn using cotton fabric - Handmade by a Gee's Bend Quilter in 2022 Care Instructions: - Preserve your quilt for generations to come by washing it on a gentle cycle using a mild…