Housetop--Louisiana Bendolph

Each time that the Gee’s Bend Quilters had an opening at a museum, Barbara Barran would have a trunk show of her rugs based on their designs. Barbara went to Gee’s Bend to present her ideas to the Quilt Collective, and to sign an agreement to use the designs under license. The quilters retain the copyright to all of their work.

Barbara Barran has been working with the Gee’s Bend Quilters since 2003. She has shown and sold their work at over 25 US museums, paying the quilters a royalty for the use of their designs. She has visited Gee’s Bend, AL, several times and stayed at the home of Ruth Kennedy and Lucy Mingo, shown standing in front of the Quilt Collective.. Working with the quilters has been the highlight of her design career. 100 knot hand-knotted in India. New Zealand wool and bamboo silk.