Quilting in Gee's Bend, 1937

In this 1937 image by Farm Security Administration photographer Arthur Rothstein, Gee's Bend quilter Jorena Pettway sews a quilt as two young girls hold the fabric for her.

Children hold a quilt as an older relative sews the backing on in Gee's Bend, Alabama, 1937
Courtesy of the Library of Congress
Children hold a quilt as an older relative sews the backing on in Gee's Bend, Alabama, 1937