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LeVasseur’s grandmother was a quilter, and her mother a scrapbooker, so crafting, to her, was in her “lineage.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2025

After her mom died in 2010, quilter JoeAnn Pettway-West revisited the practice and found peace in completing her mother’s unfinished quilts.

From Seattle Times • May 10, 2024

Delia Pettway Thibodeaux is a Gee’s Bend quilter who, now retired from a career in the Navy and for the Department of Defense, splits her time between home in the Bend and Washington state.

From The Verge • Feb. 7, 2022

Mary Margaret Pettway, a quilter who was elected board chair of Souls Grown Deep in 2018, said the foundation’s efforts have made a world of difference here.

From New York Times • Sep. 24, 2021

Before she could answer, a high-pitched voice called from the bevy of quilter women: “Pearl Ann.”

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool