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Exploring the Art of Quilting: From Gee’s Bend to Your Story
November 12, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Free
Exploring the Art of Quilting:
From Gee’s Bend to Your Story
Dear Quilting Community,
Join us for a special gathering focused on the unique artistry of Gee’s Bend quilting—this time with a twist! We invite you to bring your own quilts, quilt pieces, or any quilting projects you’re working on to share in a hands-on, interactive show-and-tell format.
This free event offers an opportunity to connect with fellow quilters, exchange techniques, and celebrate the beautiful history and creativity in quilting. Come ready to discuss and show off your work, as we explore the bold and innovative approaches that have emerged from the Gee’s Bend tradition.
We can’t wait to see you and your creations!
Free and open to the public.
Light refreshments.
Donations welcome!
RSPV below appreciated!
About Judy Allen:
I have experimented with quilt making over 25 years, with very precise designs moving toward abstract images. My recent time at the Gee’s Bend Quilters’ Retreat (Nov 2023) challenged me to create a narrative vision of Gee’s Bend set beside the Alabama River, honoring the profound persistence of black women to create art and support their families.
About Eileen Trudeau: Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan , eldest of five
Early interests: sewing, embroidery, gardening, science, medicine
My mother taught herself to embroider when she contracted tuberculosis and was confined to a sanitarium. She eventually passed on this art to her childfen. She also started the tradition of creating quilts for newborn family members.
That interest blossomed several years later when I discovered the world of art quilting, also known as improvisational quilting. I was fascinated br the work of Jean Wells, Nancy Crow and the women of Gee’s Bend. I studied the historical connections with Amish quilts and I marveled at the cross-cultural links among African – American, African, and Aboriginal textile art.
I have no formal training in textiles or quilting. I learn by doing.and sharing what I create with family, friends and fellow quilters. I recently contributed to a family quilt that will be given to the newest member of our family Wyatt Francis Gabbert-Pope born August 31, 2024. The theme is bunnies.