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Gee's Bend Quilter Wins National Craft Award | Birmingham News
Loretta Pettway Bennett, a Gee’s Bend quilter, has been honored with a $100,000 Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation Award, cementing her legacy as an artist whose quilts—once made for warmth and survival—are now celebrated globally. For over 50 years, she’s transformed scraps of fabric into vibrant, expressive art, echoing her family’s resourceful heritage. Her work, recently featured by Ralph Lauren, bridges tradition and fashion, proving that quilting isn’t just craft—it’s culture, resilience, and bloodline. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn…
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