Stitchin' and Pullin'
Book description
This collection of poems that tell the story of the quilt-making community in Geeās Bend, Alabama, is now available as a Dragonfly paperback.
For generations, the women of Geeās Bend have made quilts to keep a family warm, as a pastime accompanied by sharing and singing, or to memorialize lovedā¦
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Patricia McKissack introduces the quilts of Geeās Bend to young readers in this charming picture book. McKissack not only read about Geeās Bend but she visited and learned how to quilt. Her text is written in poems that capture the lilt and rhythm of Geeās Bend women. The speaker, āBaby Girl,ā describes how she learned how to quilt from her grandma. The soft, painterly illustrations by Cozbi A. Cabrera resemble Geeās Bend quilts, and depict the colorful scraps of material the women used. The story includes the visit of Dr. Martin Luther King to āthe Bendā on his way toā¦
From Susan's list on quilting created by African American women.
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