Chickens!

This quilt which I called "Ode to Gees Bend" is my chicken quilt.  Before I left Massachusetts, there was an exhibit of quilts from a small southern rural community called Gees Bend.  The women who lived there were very poor, but yet they created some really beautiful quilts from materials they had on hand.  I reached into my own stash, grabbed some leftovers, and made the quilt.  I embellished the chicken, and it always makes me smile.  Here is a link explaining the story of the Gees Bend quilts: http://www.quiltsofgeesbend.com/