It’s okay now but not like it should be.

Here’s an all-too-brief introduction to five reknowned quilt makers from way down in the heart-land of Alabama USA telling it like it is: Essie Pettway, Mary Lee Bendolph, Rita Mae “Rabbit” Pettway, Lucy “Toot” Mingo, and China Pettway. A 15-minute film called "While I Yet Live".

It’s okay now but not like it should be.
Speaker: Essie Pettway, Mary Lee Bendolph, Rita Mae “Rabbit” Pettway, Lucy “Toot” Mingo, and China Pettway.
Date: May 1st, 2004
Location: Gee's Bend, Alabama, USA
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