This episode traces the journey of the quilts of Gees Bend from the clotheslines of the South to the exhibition walls of the country´s greatest museums. It will also explore the aesthetic and social appeal of these quilts - and quilters - as well as the controversies they engendered, and analyze their unique place in quilt history.

This episode  is available free to all Star Members through March 31, 2012. This is a gift for Star Members so make sure to be signed in.

Each week a new episode will be presented:

Episode 1 - Quilts 101 - Antique and Contemporary Quilts
Episode 2 - Quilts Bring History Alive
Episode 3 - The Quilt Marketplace
Episode 4 - What is Art?
Episode 5 - Gee's Bend: "The Most Famous Quilts in America?"
Episode 6 - How Quilts have been Viewed and Collected
Episode 7 - Empowering Women One Quilt at a Time
Episode 8 - Quilt Nation - 20,000,000 and Counting!
Episode 9 - Quilt Scholarship: Romance and Real

You can purchase your own copy of the DVD containing all nine episodes by clicking on the button below.