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Here's another image from my clippings collection. Love this Gees Bend Quilt.

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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…

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

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wovenutopia on Instagram: "Amelia Bennett (1914-2002) - Blocks and strips, 1965, cotton 84 x 79 in ⁣ ⁣ Bennet was a member of Gees Bend Collective until she passed away in 2002, shortly after the group began receiving international attention. Amelia Bennett in her own words, transcribed from an oral interview by organization Souls Grown Deep on how she began quilting:⁣ ⁣ “I had started to work in the fields when I was eight years old. Us started helping Mama at that time. There was seven of us, Gees Bend, Gees Bend Quilts, Beginning Quilting, Quilt Sewing Patterns, Quilt Art, Sustainable Textiles, Contemporary Quilts, Abstract Images, Queen Quilt

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wovenutopia on Instagram: "Amelia Bennett (1914-2002) - Blocks and strips, 1965, cotton 84 x 79 in ⁣ ⁣ Bennet was a member of Gees Bend Collective until she passed away in 2002, shortly after the group began receiving international attention. Amelia Bennett in her own words, transcribed from an oral interview by organization Souls Grown Deep on how she began quilting:⁣ ⁣ “I had started to work in the fields when I was eight years old. Us started helping Mama at that time. There was seven of…

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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...

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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...

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From my No Sneaky-Peeky class I partnered with Windham Fabrics a few years ago to "pattern" 8 of the Gee's Bend quilts (wi...

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Save to Favorites 11 Favorites X Save to Favorites Please Login or Register to save content. Grade Level 11-12 Duration 7 periods, 45 minutes in length Materials Computers, Adobe Illustrator, Printer Media Digital Lesson Objectives Students will learn about the art of quilt making and the historical significance of quilting to the community of Gee’s […]

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The Gee's Bend Quiltmakers: Art with Folk Traditions - Artland Magazine Quilt Log Cabin, Circle Ideas, Gees Bend, Gees Bend Quilts, Deep Foundation, Log Cabin Quilt Blocks, Applied Art, Butterfly Quilt, American Quilt

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The Gee's Bend Quiltmakers: Art with Folk Traditions - Artland Magazine

Gee's Bend Quilts are unlikely modernist works of abstraction, created through folk traditions passed down from generations.

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