Storybook Quilts
Stitchin' and Pullin' - a Gees Bend Quilt
by
Patricia McKissack
Synopsis: While the women of the family quilt, Baby Girl listens, watches, and waits, until she's called to sit at the quilting frame. Piece by piece, she puzzles her quilt together - telling not just her story, but the story of her family, the story of Gees Bend, and the story of her family's struggle for freedom.
Discussion Topics: Poverty, making do, art, traditions, intergenerational relationships
Additional Resources: Quilts of Gees Bend African American Quilts
Made by: Lynn Jackson
