Boykin

When unfolded, the result is a dramatic, symmetrical design that covers the entire surface of the quilt.

The quilting tradition of Gee's Bend, Alabama deserves special mention.

This small, geographically isolated community of African-American quilters has produced work that is strikingly modern in its aesthetic, featuring bold improvisational designs that art critics and museum curators have compared to the paintings of modern abstract artists the quilts of g's bend were relatively unknown to the wider world until the early 2000s, when a travelling exhibition brought them to national and international attention.

The batting or wadding inside a quilt can be made from a variety of materials, each with its own characteristics.