Gee's Bend Quilts and Quilters: An Interview with Caster Pettway and Mary Margaret Pettway

Sew What?

English - February 11, 2021 12:00 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MB
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In this episode, Isabella interviews Caster Pettway and Mary Margaret Pettway, two Gee's Bend quilters. The trio discuss Caster and Mary Margaret's favourite quilt designs and colours, learning to quilt from their mothers, and their favourite parts of the quiltmaking process.

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