Gee's Bend expects thousands in attendance of its second annual Airing of the Quilts Festival on Saturday. ... went up for sale on Etsy or simply laid at the foot of a loved one’s bed.

For generations, the women of Gee’s Bend have stitched together scraps of fabric into something far more lasting than cloth ...

This photo provided by Tangular Irby shows a Gee's Bend x Target display at a Target store in Trumbull, Conn., Feb. 10, 2024. The multinational retailer launched a limited-edition collection based ...

Gee’s Bend Quilters, from left, Lucy Marie Mingo, Nancy Pettway and Arlonzia Pettway work on a quilt in the Boykin nutrition center in Boykin, Ala., April 6, 2006. (Bernard Troncale/The ...

Gee’s Bend Quilters, from left, Lucy Marie Mingo, Nancy Pettway and Arlonzia Pettway work on a quilt in the Boykin nutrition center in Boykin, Ala., April 6, 2006.

An authentic Gee's Bend quilt typically costs anywhere from $500 to $13,000, but thanks to a new, nationwide collaboration with Target, interested buyers have a few more attainable options to ...

Gee’s Bend Quilters, from left, Lucy Marie Mingo, Nancy Pettway and Arlonzia Pettway work on a quilt in the Boykin nutrition center in Boykin, Ala., April 6, 2006.

They Made One-Of-A-Kind Quilts That Captured the Public's Imagination. Then Target Came Along Over the past two decades, Gee’s Bend quilts have captured the public’s imagination with their ...

FILE - Quilter Annie Mae Young, of the Gee’s Bend area in Alabama, poses in front of her quilt at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, May 31, 2005. Target launched a limited-edition collection ...

Over the past two decades, Gee’s Bend quilts have captured the public’s imagination with their kaleidoscopic colors and their daring geometric patterns. The groundbreaking art practice was ...

Over the past two decades, Gee’s Bend quilts have captured the public’s imagination with their kaleidoscopic colors and their daring geometric patterns. The groundbreaking art practice was ...