The Quiltmakers of Gee's Bend

If you haven't heard about these ladies, you're missing out.

In the isolated enclave of Gee's Bend, Alabama, over a period of 150 years, women have been turning out some of the most incredible artwork -- in the form of quilts -- I've ever seen.

With their use of bold colors, linear forms, and largely asymmetrical designs, they have married form and function in a stunningly beautiful way. Words can't do them justice.

To see some of these quilts, click here, here, here, and here.

To read and learn more, click here, here, here, here, here, and here.

Items for purchase: a PBS DVD and books.