My friend and I went to Gee's Bend, Alabama to see what all of the talk about their quilts was. We came away with very mixed emotions. Some of the women were very nice and we visited with Mary Lee Bendolph (Quiltmakers of the Quilts Gees Bend) in her home for about an hour (her health is failing) Perhaps we went with a higher expectation than we should have. Most of the quilts were very primitive and not what our Grandmothers and Great-Grandmothers made. As stated, there was never any "quilt police" in the area and straight lines were not important. We came away with the idea that commercialization of the quilts had taken over and they were very overpriced. (A baby quilt of polyester squares that were not square, $150). I am glad that we went, however, we would not go back. We felt the visit was enlightening. The book had some great stories. I have several pictures if anyone wants to see them. Thanks for listening to the story of our visit.