Gees bend

Un-modern Made Modern Challenge Our goal: Make a modern quilt with un-modern fabrics. Sounds un-interesting? Take a quick look: T...

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

After my post yesterday I came across these quilts made by the women of Gee's Bend. I can't get them out of my head- the color and composit...

It would be very hard not to mention these stunning quilts when compiling an exhibition of denim. While the quilters of Gee’s Bend in Southe...

This week I have been to see the "We Will Walk" exhibition at Turner Contemporary in Margate. A long way to go from the north east of England but worth it to see the quilts which haven't been here before and probably will not come again. Loved the way Polly Bennett ( 1922 - 2002) described hers as "get togethers". I am going to start using that phrase for my collages. For those of you who can't get there here are pictures of some of the quilts. The rest of the exhibits are also deeply moving…

Close up of a Gee's Bend quilt--bricklayer variation

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

The quilters of Gee’s Bend have achieved worldwide recognition for transforming the act of quilting into an artform, one which they have passed from generation to generation over the past 200 years. Their work is now held in museums worldwide, including the Metropolitan Museum and the Smithsonian. But it is only in recent years, thanks...

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!