For over two decades, Natalie works with collaborators to collect and archive oral histories from quilters and textile workers across the Southeast, in what is now Project Threadways. In 2006, Natalie realizes that these oral histories tell a patchwork story, much like the historic quilts from this region.Through the Textile Story Quilts project, a collection of threadbare, disused, and fraying quilts are lovingly restored. Stories from collected oral histories are embroidered over the repaired sections of the quilts.The Textile Story Quilts, historical artifacts, are displayed at galleries, museums, and stores around the world, preserving the art of quiltmaking and the stories of textile workers. Today, this collection of quilts are available for view at the Tennessee Valley Museum of Art in Tuscumbia, Alabama, and Don Purcell in Atlanta, Georgia.
