Loretta Pettway (born 1942) is an American artist and quilt maker of the Gee's Bend Collective from Boykin, Alabama.

[1] In 2006 her quilts "Roman Stripes" variation[2] and Medallion[3] appeared on two US Postal service stamps as part of a series commemorating Gee's bend quilters.

[7] Pettway was born in Boykin, Alabama[8] and grew up in disjointed homes with laborious chores and responsibilities.

[8] Pettway is one of the only quilters interviewed by the Souls Grown Deep Foundation who expressed contempt for learning to quilt.

"[8] However, her grandmother Prissy was adamant about her learning to quilt, insisting that it was a skill that would be useful later in her life.

This proved true when Pettway moved into her home, which only had one heated room, as an adult.