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For generations, the women of Gee’s Bend, AL, have been creating patchwork quilts by piecing together scraps of fabric and clothing in abstract designs .
Gee’s Bend quilts are in the permanent collections of over 40 museums on three continents.
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The National Museum of the American Coverlet — Pennsylvania Quilt Museum
Quilting has been around for centuries in cultures worldwide. In the U.S., quilts often carry stories—like patchwork quilts made from scraps of family clothing or symbolic designs used in African American quilting traditions. Quilts were originally made for warmth, but they also became heirlooms, art pieces, and ways to tell stories.
Modern quilting blends tradition with innovation. Some quilts look like paintings, with fabric as the "brushstrokes." Quilters often express cultural heritage, personal identity, or abstract art through their designs.
Quilting is community — guilds historically brought people (often women) together, turning quilting into a shared social and creative activity.