Nest Inc. supports 345,000 women artisans globally with grants, training, and market access, helping turn craft skills into ...

Etsy supported the Gee’s Bend quilters with a $50,000 grant and has since helped over 140 U.S. artisans generate more than $1 million in sales.

Etsy supported the Gees Bend quilters with a $50,000 grant and has since helped over 140 US artisans generate more than $1 million in sales.

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 ...

The older generations of Gee’s Bend quilters are known for one-of-a-kind designs with clashing colors and irregular, wavy lines — visual effects borne of their material constraints.

They made one-of-a-kind quilts that captured the public’s imagination. Then Target came along By: Anna Furman, The Associated Press Posted: 10:19 AM CDT Tuesday, Jul. 23, 2024 Last Modified: 6: ...