She worked for the Freedom Quilting Bee and is associated with the Gee's Bend group of quilters.
She specialized in making traditional quilt patterns out of scraps she brought home from the Bee.
Later she learned classic patterns while at Estelle Witherspoon's house, where upwards of 20 women would quilt together.
[2] She later developed diabetes, and when she began to lose her eye sight, she only made quilts from simple patterns.
[2] Recognized for her innovation, Qunnie's style is marked by her improvisational versions of traditional patterns.