Was $4599 Now $2250. Free shipping. No coupons accepted for this order. Quilters had an opening at a museum, Barbara Barran would have a trunk show of her rugs based on their designs. Barbara went to Gee’s Bend to present her ideas to the Quilt Collective, and to sign an agreement to use the designs under license. The quilters retain the copyright to all of their work. Barbara Barran has been working with the Gee’s Bend Quilters since 2003. She has shown and sold their work at over 25 US museums, paying the quilters a royalty for the use of their designs. She has visited Gee’s Bend, AL, several times and stayed at the home of Ruth Kennedy and Lucy Mingo, shown standing in front of the Quilt Collective.. Working with the quilters has been the highlight of her design career. Custom Gee’s Bend Quilt designs and sizes are available. For more information, please write to info [!at] Classicrug.com or call us at 718-768-3338. I color matched each rug to the original quilt when the quilts were shown at the Whitney Museum. and I have made several trips to Gee's Bend during my years working with the quilters. These rugs have been shown and sold at over 20 US museums. To make this rug, weavers follow a pattern to tie knots to the warp, creating a fine, thin rug. In hand-knotted rugs, the finer the rug, the thinner it is. But because there are so many knots per square inch, the rug fibers are very dense. The rug is constructed of all-natural materials. There are no added chemicals. This is a top-quality rug that will give you years of use. The New Zealand wool will not pill or break off, and it does not have an odor, as many cheap wool rugs do. This rug should be vacuumed with a non-beater brush vacuum. Do not use a bagless cyclonic. Clean any spots with foam Resolve cleaner for wet spots and powdered Resolve for dry spots. The rug can be steam cleaned at home periodically, as needed. Please note, these are area rugs and not quilts. We do not accept returns.