While I Yet Live
The quilters of rural Gee's Bend, Alabama, many of whom are descendants
of slaves, learned to quilt from their mothers and grandmothers. They
also learned, sitting under the quilting table as small children,
valuable life lessons, and the hopes and dreams their families had for
them. Their brightly colored quilts speak of love, peace, joy, and the
value of hard work. Like their mothers and grandmothers before them,
they sing and pray, sharing their life stories, as they work together.
Their quilts have been recognized as valuable forms of art and exhibited
in museums. Books have been written about them and their quilts. And
yet they are most proud when "you can feel the love" that is sewn into
every one of these quilted masterpieces.
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