quilters
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She Deserves: How We're Celebrating the Mothers in Our Lives This Year
It goes without saying that there are a lot of ways to be a mother—not all of them biological—but in a year that has demanded more of parents and caregivers than anyone could’ve expected, how do you adequately say “thank you”? Suffice to say, Mother’s and Father’s Day might look a little different this year—especially…
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A Stitch in Time: A Partnership Crafted to Empower the Legendary Quilters of Gee's Bend Is Bringing Their Treasures to Etsy
There are countless cultural contributions Black Americans have made to this country since our reluctant arrival on these shores, but among the most enduring are the famed quilts of Gee’s Bend, Ala., (formally known as Boykin). The majority African American “inland island” largely isolated from the mainland is home to a community descended from the…