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harumph

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7. Those quilts are stunning.

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Sun Aug 17, 2025, 01:18 AM

Aug 2025

The compositions are bold, sure of hand, and do not strike me at all as "naive" which folk art can fall into.
Yes, it's folk art, but coupled with a keen eye for design - every one of them. Just amazing. I'm saving the link.

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Gee's Bend Quiltmakers [View all] elleng Aug 2025 OP

Beautiful quilts. They are works of art. Srkdqltr Aug 2025 #1

Beautiful. Quilting in my family ended with my grandmother and great-aunts. It is a wonderful LoisB Aug 2025 #2

TY. Many wonderful designs... electric_blue68 Aug 2025 #3

Story tells that many were barely compensated, elleng Aug 2025 #4

Wouldn't be so surprised about little compensation, and crafting was also... electric_blue68 Aug 2025 #5

Exquisite. My first office mate's mother grew up in Kentucky. She became my grandmother and taught me to quilt by MLAA Aug 2025 #6

Those quilts are stunning. harumph Aug 2025 #7

I saw this last month. Wonderful Ilsa Aug 2025 #8

There is a play called mwmisses4289 Aug 2025 #9