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Ethel Young, 'Crosscut Saw' -(quiltmaker's name) -five diamond-pieced rows with bars (c. 1970). Cotton. 182.9 x 177.8 cm. Courtesy Souls Grown Deep Foundation and Alison Jacques Gallery, London. © Ethel Young. Photo: Stephen Pitkin/Pitkin Studio.

Throughout these quilts, one can see the distinctive use of irregular lines, bright colors, and repurposed materials. 

"Housetop"–Nine-Block Variation Margaret Bennett​ Photo: Stephen Pitkin/Pitkin Studio n.d. Cotton 79 x 76 inches

"Zigzags" Gertrude Miller, 1940. Souls Grown Deep Foundation. Photo: Stephen Pitkin/Pitkin Sudio

Jessie T. Pettway (born 1929) String-pieced columns c. 1950 Cotton 95 x 76 in. Collection of the Tinwood Alliance

"Pigs in a Pen" Minnie Sue Coleman. 1970. Souls Grown Deep Foundation. Photo: Stephen Pitkin/Pitkin Studio

"Texas Star" Ella Mae Irby. 1973. Souls Grown Deep Foundation. Photo: Stephen Pitkin/Pitkin Studio.

Browse more quilts and learn about the artists who made them at the Souls Grown Deep Foundation website here.

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