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  2. Quilts of Gee's Bend - Wikipedia

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    The quilts of Gee's Bend are quilts created by a group of women and their ancestors who live or have lived in the isolated African-American hamlet of Gee's Bend, Alabama along the Alabama River. The quilting tradition can be dated back to the nineteenth century and endures to this day. The residents of Gee’s Bend, Alabama, are direct ...

  3. They made one-of-a-kind quilts that captured the public's ...

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    While thumbnail-size photos of the makers appeared on some marketing materials and the text “Gee's Bend” was printed on clothing tags, the company's engagement with the quilters was limited.

  4. Where to buy homemade quilts? - Gatlinburg Forum - Tripadvisor

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    A Donna Sharp quilt is an instant heirloom for your family. Donna Sharp personally approves and designs her quilts. The fabrics in each quilt is chosen and made for Donna Sharp alone. Many of Donna Sharp quilts are oversized, handquilted and 100% cotton.

  5. Lidl Dollys Factory Store - All You Need to Know BEFORE You ...

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    Closed now. 9:00 AM - 9:00 PM. Write a review. About. Welcome to the Lid'l Dolly's factory store. With over 300 quilt designs we are the largest quilt store in the southeast with the friendliest people to help you with anything you would ever need. We also continue to carry on the 200 year tradition of the Southern Belle Lid'l Dolly's dresses.

  6. The National Quilt Museum - All You Need to Know BEFORE You ...

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    1,091 reviews. #3 of 53 things to do in Paducah. Art Museums. Open now. 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Write a review. About. The National Quilt Museum is a nationally recognized art museum that exhibits the finest fiber art in the world. In an average year, the museum is visited by quilters and art lovers from all 50 states and over 40 countries worldwide.

  7. Women of Color Quilters Network - Wikipedia

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    The Women of Color Quilters Network (WCQN) was founded in 1986 by Carolyn L. Mazloomi . For many years in the early 1980s, Mazloomi had tried unsuccessfully to expand her circle of African American quilters. She eventually placed an advertisement in Quilter's Newsletter Magazine requesting correspondence with other quilters who shared this ...

  8. History of quilting - Wikipedia

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    Whole-cloth quilt, 18th century, Netherlands.Textile made in India. In Europe, quilting appears to have been introduced by Crusaders in the 12th century (Colby 1971) in the form of the aketon or gambeson, a quilted garment worn under armour which later developed into the doublet, which remained an essential part of fashionable men's clothing for 300 years until the early 1600s.

  9. Where to buy homemade quilts? - Gatlinburg Forum - Tripadvisor

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    You can easily determine for yourself if a quilt is handmade or machine sewn. Just look at the overall stitching. That is the only way I can advise you about what is or isn't home made. Also, like someone posted, there are groups of folks that still gather to make quilts for sale for various fundraisers and the like.

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