On 24th August 2006, the USA Postal Service issued a set of commemorative postage stamps with the theme of the Gee's Bend quilts. The 39c stamps depict ten designs that date from c. 1940 until 2001. The quilts were made by African-American women in Gee’s Bend, Alabama. The women from this town are well-known for the production of colourful and bold quilts, which were traditionally made of old garments.