"Diamond in Square is a traditional geometric quilt of twelve blocks, but Pearlie Irby Pettway’s stitches in white thread sculpt lines that meander, collide, and curve over the surface of the pattern. The underlaying combination of squares and diamonds is sometimes called an “Economy Block” quilt because it was the most popular pattern of the Depression. Pettway created this work using found fabrics—worn cotton, polyester, wool, and corduroy fragments—which record the visual world around the artist. The kaleidoscopic colors and contrasting textures are joined to cotton batting and backing by free-flowing stitching."--Brittany Luberda for 2021 Gee's Bend Exhibition