In honor of Black History Month and this year’s theme of “African Americans and the Arts,” we feature an excerpt from Stitching Love and Loss by Lisa Gail Collins, which captures the long history of African American quilt making through a moving account of Missouri Pettway’s cotton covering—a Gee’s Bend “utility quilt.” In 1942 Missouri … Continue reading Missouri Pettway’s Gee’s Bend Quilt: An Excerpt from “Stitching Love and Loss“ by Lisa Gail Collins