Join the Gee’s Bend community in this annual celebration of its generations-old quiltmaking tradition, featuring quilt displays and sales, workshops, guided tours, food, music, and more.

The Gee’s Bend Holiday Quilt Auction is NOW LIVE! 🎁 Looking for the perfect holiday gift? Check out our online auction featuring stunning, one-of-a-kind quilts made by the talented quilters of Gee’s Bend, Alabama. These quilts are not
Catch the last month of 'Patterns in Abstraction: Black Quilts from the High’s Collection' at @highmuseumofart in Atlanta, GA! ⁠ ⁠ Currently, on view through January 5, 2025, this collection-based exhibition explores the impact of Black women o
In November 1961, a new ferry between Camden and Gee’s Bend began operation under a group of Camden merchants and businessmen known as “Ellis Ferry Corporation”. ⁠ ⁠ Within a year, white officials in Camden discontinued the service
Join us in preserving the remarkable quilting legacy of Gee's Bend by becoming a “Friend of the Bend”! 🌟 As a Friend, you’ll enjoy perks like early festival registration, exclusive online events, a beautiful membership pin, and the
My Way: Gee’s Bend Today opens today at @nicellebeauchene, New York, NY. Now on view through January 4, 2025, the exhibition debuts recent quilts made by contemporary living members of the Gee’s Bend quiltmaking community, celebrating t
“We was marching for our own rights and if everybody else was going to jail, we was going too.” –Estelle Witherspoon ON THIS DAY in 1971, 347 people, including Freedom Quilting Bee president Estelle Witherspoon and her daughter Lou

“Meeting people from around the world and sharing my quilts in person makes the Airing of the Quilts Festival truly special. It’s more than just selling quilts—it’s about connecting with visitors and sharing the story of Gee's Bend.”

DORIS MOSELY