A great big THANK YOU to Shelly Zegart for sharing Why Quilts Matter Episode 5 with our TQS members this International Quilting Weekend!
Why Quilts Matter - Gees Bend: The Most Famous Quilts in America?
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.
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