A Play About Gee's Bend Quilts


If you love the Gee's Bend quilts, you'll want to take a look at this site.



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Explore Over 100 Quilts at 23 Locations in the Greater Hartford, Connecticut Area!



These quilts are absolutely breathtaking! For more information please visit http://www.community-threads.com 

Gee's Bend Quilt


You can also see the play entitled, "Gee's Bend" at the Hartford Stage through February 14th. It is based on the women of Gee's Bend, Alabama who quilted their way to economic freedom and community transformation. This play is a must see for artists of any genre. 

Gee's Bend Quilt


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Gee's Bend Quilt
Here is a link to more information on the play from the Black Threads blog. http://blackthreads.blogspot.com/2007/02/gees-bend-play.html

Comments

  1. quiltmom annaFebruary 11, 2010 at 7:56 PM

    Yasmin,
    Thanks for stopping by and entering my giveaway. It is nice to meet you. I really enjoyed visiting the Gee Bend site- I am a big fan of Gee Bend quilts.
    I even have the commemorative stamps that were put out in the US to honor the Gee Bend quilts.

    Good luck in my draw.
    Warmest regards from Western Canada,
    Anna

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  2. Yasmin SaburFebruary 14, 2010 at 7:08 PM

    Hi Anna,

    I too love Gee's Bend quilts. I'm hoping the play will be shown somewhere in Southern California, even if I have to work on getting it here.

    Thanks for being a companion on the magic carpet ride.

    Yasmin

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