The humble craft, often thought to be reserved for our grandparents’ generation, is seeing renewed appreciation with many ...

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.

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.

In 2021, Nest partnered with Etsy to launch the Uplift Makers Program to support six heritage craft communities, including Gullah basket weavers from South Carolina, quilt makers from the Gee’s Bend ...

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: ...