therichgirlsareweeping: The Quilts of Gee’s Bend, Alabama The quilt above was made by Sue Willie Seltzer, born 1922, and is entilted “Housetop” — nine-block “Half-Logcabin” variation, made around 1955 of cotton and sythetic blends. 80 x 76 inches. The Gee’s Bend quilters make some of the most beautiful quilts I’ve ever seen (more here) — they go beyond being merely just works of modern art or just functional blankets — and are something wildly transcendent, almost musical, even. xo c.hotpoint

therichgirlsareweeping:

The Quilts of Gee’s Bend, Alabama

The quilt above was made by Sue Willie Seltzer, born 1922, and is entilted “Housetop” — nine-block “Half-Logcabin” variation, made around 1955 of cotton and sythetic blends. 80 x 76 inches.

The Gee’s Bend quilters make some of the most beautiful quilts I’ve ever seen (more here) — they go beyond being merely just works of modern art or just functional blankets — and are something wildly transcendent, almost musical, even.

xo c.hotpoint

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