TEXTILEs
QUILTS

Claudia Pettway
The Mother Land, 2023
56” x 52”
Cotton fabrics
Hand-pieced, hand-quilted

Quilt #157
Circa 1940s. 80" x 80", various fabrics; hand-pieced, hand-quilted. Found around AL/GA line.


May Liza Jackson
“Chickens” quilt
ca. 1970s
76” x 72”, mixed fabrics
hand-pieced, hand-quilted

#155
Improvisational two-sided tied quilt, ca. 1930s
74” x 58”
Machine-pieced
(CLICK ON THIS PHOTO TO SEE THE OTHER SIDE IN A SEPARATE WINDOW)

Stella Mae Pettway
Improvisational Quilt, 2021
25” x 24”
Cotton fabrics
Hand-pieced, hand-quilted

Joeann Pettway West
Improvisational quilt, 2023
48” x 47”
Corduroy fabrics
Hand-pieced, hand-quilted

Stella Mae Pettway
Improvisational quilt, 2021
48” x 38.5”
Cotton fabrics
Hand-pieced, hand-quilted

Doris Pettway Hacketts, Gee’s Bend, AL
Jacob’s Ladder variation, 2022
54" x 45"
Cotton fabrics
Hand-pieced, hand-quilted


Joeann West (Gee’s Bend, AL)
“America Still Standing”, 2022
60” x 48”, cotton fabrics
Hand-quilted

Jemica Williams (Gee’s Bend, Alabama)
Housetop variation quilt, 2021.
37" x 33"
Cotton fabrics.
Hand-pieced, hand-quilted.

Joeann West (Gee’s Bend, AL)
Improvisational quilt w/center “shorts” medallion, 2021.
49" x 42.5"
Cotton, corduroy fabrics.
Hand-pieced, hand-quilted.

Kristin Pettway, Gee’s Bend, AL
Block variation quilt/wall-hanging, 2021
26" x 25"
Cotton fabrics
Hand-pieced, hand-quilted

Kristin Pettway (Gee’s Bend, AL)
Housetop variation
2021
27” x 25”
Cotton fabrics
Hand-pieced, hand-quilted

Quilt #148
Housetop Variation
Unknown maker
78” x 56”
Cotton, corduroy, velour
Hand-pieced, hand-quilted


Kristin Pettway (Gee’s Bend, AL)
Housetop variation w/9-patch medallion
2021
36” x 37”
Various fabrics
Hand-pieced, hand-quilted

Quilt #147
ca. 1950s
84” x 65”
Various fabrics
Machine pieced, hand quilted
From Kentucky

Stella Mae Pettway (Gee’s Bend, AL)
Improvisational quilt, 2021.
42” x 34”
Cottons, corduroy, denim
Hand-pieced, hand-quilted

Stella Mae Pettway
Improvisational quilt, 2021.
21” x 19”
Cotton fabrics
Hand-pieced, hand-quilted

Sharon Williams (Gee’s Bend, Alabama)
Bars variation quilt, 2021.
39" x 49"
Cotton fabrics.
Hand-pieced, hand-quilted.

Mary Margaret Pettway (Gee’s Bend, AL)
“Two-strip” quilt
ca. 2019
37" x 37"
Cotton fabrics
Hand-pieced, hand-quilted

Kristin Pettway, Gee’s Bend, AL
Housetop variation quilt/wall-hanging
2020
41.5" x 40"
Cotton fabrics
Hand-pieced, hand-quilted


BLOCK/DIAMOND VARIATION Quilt
unknown maker, ca. 1940s; found in Nashville, TN
78" x 75"
cottons, suit fabrics
hand-pieced, hand-quilted; raw cotton batting


























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