Those of you in the Philly area may know that the Gee’s Bend Quilt Exhibit is opening at the Philadelphia Museum of Art next week. The show contains over seventy works by the quilters of Gee’s Bend, Alabama. I am always impressed with how modern and fresh these quilts look, and with unique use of materials and color sense. The one in the photo, by Ruth Kennedy, is made entirely in corduroy. Beautiful!

I received an invitation to attend the opening this Thursday, Sept.11 from 6-9, and would like to extend the invite to all of you. Tickets are required and can be purchased the night of the opening for $20. Since many of the quilters from the exhibit will be in attendance, this will be a rare opportunity to speak with the artists and get a sneak peek of what I am sure is an amazing show. Dilys Blum, curator of Costume & Textiles at the PMA, says “it is impossible to walk through this exhibit and not feel inspired — you will want to start making things after you attend.” Sounds wonderful! See you there!

This entry was posted on Tuesday, September 9th, 2008 at 9:23 am and is filed under Quilting.