African American

It's a lovely one remembering the past and as one of the ladies said, “We come for the fellowship, the food, the friendship and to learn. What keeps us coming to the guild is the quilting. There are new things to learn, new ideas we bring,” she said.

Second, I can't help but remember Lady Obama's portrait with the quilt on full-on display. The artist Amy Sherald said of the dress, "But once I saw her in that one, I knew that that was the one that, you know, she needed to be frozen in time in. It has a connection to, you know, the art canon. But then it also speaks to black culture. And it reminded me of the Gee's Bend quilts that women made over the course of their lifetimes and were discovered later on in life." http://theculture.forharriet.com/2018/02/michelle-obamas-portraitist-chose-her.html

It's awesome that we decide the quilts are of value because it's culture itself.

Thanks very much, TexasTowelie. You post such all round good stuff!