Workshops in Gee’s Bend

  • Makers Monday with Andrea Pettway Williams & Claudia Pettway Charley

    Create a one-of-a-kind Gee’s Bend garment while exploring how the community’s quilting traditions have moved from heritage to runway through collaborations with Target, Adidas, Marfa Stance, and other contemporary brands.

    The first Monday of every month at Sew Gee’s Bend Heritage Builders.

  • Monthly Quilt Workshop @ The Bee

    The Legacy offers a monthly workshop to visitors to Gee’s Bend. Local quiltmakers teach attendees how to design and make a quilt top and how to complete a quilt block.

    Third Saturday of the month at the Freedom Quilting Bee Legacy

  • Create with Emma Pettway Mooney at Willie Quill's Quilt Studio

    Sit inside Gee’s Bend’s (aka Boykin) first single-maker quilt studio, study renowned patterns, then cut, piece, and quilt your own square at Willie Quill’s Quilt Studio & Pantry.

    Bookable through Airbnb Experiences

  • Gee’s Bend Mini Quilting Workshop

    Create a quilted block alongside a Gee’s Bend quilter in this one-hour workshop for ages 8 and up. All materials are included, and flexible scheduling allows for advance bookings or walk-ins when available.

    Available anytime Sew Gee’s Bend Heritage Builders is open.

  • Vacation With An Artist: Quilts of Gee's Bend with Loretta & Marlene

    Spend several days quilting with master quilters Loretta and Marlene while staying overnight in the Gee’s Bend community. Learn traditional hand-stitching techniques and experience the slower rhythms, stories, and living legacy of this celebrated quilting tradition.

    Bookable through Vacation With An Artist