Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For generations, the women of Gee’s Bend have stitched together scraps of fabric into something far more lasting than cloth alone.

SPENCERTOWN, N.Y. — What began as a method of survival in a remote Alabama community has evolved into some of the most distinctive textile art in the country — and now, it’s on view at the Spencertown ...

Many may not think too much about quilts, how they’re made, or where the material comes from. But in a land in rural Alabama, with its only direct-route accessible exclusively by ferry boat, the ...

The Spencertown Academy and Austerlitz Historical Society Church, in Columbia County, N.Y., are presenting an exhibition of the famous Gee’s Bend quilts. Gee's Bend quilt exhibition, on display ...

On April 2, 2026, Thomasville Center for the Arts will launch “My Side of the Story,” featuring multiple public art ...

This year’s Airing of the Quilts Festival, a popular event in Gee’s Bend that has become known throughout the South, has a new sponsor -- and it’s a big one. Global sportswear brand adidas will be the ...

When I mentioned to a friend that I was writing about quilts, he rolled his eyes and said, “Oh, please, you’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all.” It’s a common reaction, and I know a lot of people feel ...

"Published in conjunction with the exhibition The Quilts of Gee's Bend organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston"--Title page verso. "The quilts reproduced in this book are from the William Arnett ...

Thornton Dial, "Heaven and Hell on Earth" (1995), Corn husks, corncobs, dried mushrooms, roots, burned wood, clothing, bedding, toys, wire, metal, fabric, Christmas ...

Now a second exhibition, "Gee’s Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt," has been organized by the MFAH and the Tinwood Alliance. The show, which opened in June, features newly discovered quilts from the ...

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