Gee’s Bend valentines for kids

Kids will make quilt designs like those shown here. Photo provided

SOUTH LONDONDERRY, Vt. – The South Londonderry Free Library is celebrating African American history month and Valentine’s Day on Saturday, Feb. 10, at 10:30 a.m., with valentine making inspired by the quilt makers of Gee’s Bend, Ala. Art teacher Casey Junker Bailey will be leading the workshop. Children of all ages – and grown ups, too – are invited to learn about the rural African American women who worked with cloth to create striking compositions in patchwork. Participants use a variety of colorful fabrics to make their own stylish valentine patchwork to bring home. The program is free of charge and appropriate for all ages. Thanks to a generous grant from The Stratton Foundation, each child will be given a copy of the book “Stitchin’ and Pullin’” to keep. For more information about the library’s monthly children’s programs, contact the library at 802 824-3371.

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