Kyra of Black Threads continues with her updates on the Gee’s Bend Quilters lawsuits and other news.  If you’ve been following this situation, check out, Judge Grants All Concerned in Three Gee’s Bend Cases an Additional 45 Days.

Also, here you’ll find related news and previous articles and resources concerning this case.

The Gee’s Bend quilts continue to draw attention as they are displayed around the country. There even are postcards of the quilts, such as in the illustration above.

Have you seen any of the Gee’s Bend quilts “in person?”

(C)2008 Mary Emma Allen

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Update on the Gee’s Bend Quilters

  Throughout the country, myriad events are taking place in the quilting world to commemorate Black History Month.  Among them, you’ll find the following:

Freedom Quilts Exhibit to celebrate Black History Month.

This year’s exhibit features the contemporary needlework of several local quilters who have reproduced the Freedom Quilt patterns believed to have helped escaping slaves traveling along the Underground Railroad in the years before the Civil War.

AT&T and Gee’s Bend Quilters Create Artwork to Commemorate Black History Month

The AT&T Gee’s Bend Quilt, which measures 95 inches by 82 inches, was created by 46 members of the Gee’s Bend Quilters Collective and features colors based on the AT&T brand palette. The artists, ranging in age from 19 to 90, worked together for more than 250 hours to complete the artwork, which is destined to become a part of black cultural history.

Zion Lutheran celebrates Black History Month

Zion is now looking for volunteers to help fifth and eighth grade students sew an American quilt.

(c)2008 Mary Emma Allen

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Quilters Celebrate Black History Month