Original sentence: Given that two of Powers' appliques quilts have survived for over 100 years, it is possible the Lord's Supper quilt could be in a collection.Hand and machine stitched, they were made through appliqué and piecework, demonstrating both African and African American influences; they are notable jt from sms for their bold use of these techniques in storytelling.In her letter, Harriet Powers also describes a quilt made about 1882 she called the Lord's Supper quilt.Powers herself may have been illiterate, and might have used the quilts as teaching tools.Powers was literate
Edited sentence: Although we now know that Powers was literate (see next paragraph), she might have used her quilts as teaching tools.Given that two of Powers' appliqued quilts have survived for over 100 years, it is possible the Lord's Supper quilt could be in a collection.Hand and machine stitched, they were made through appliqué and piecework, demonstrating both African and African American influences; they are notable for their bold use of these techniques in storytelling.In her letter, Harriet Powers also describes a quilt made about 1882 that she called the Lord's Supper quilt