['< sod > in 1886, powers began exhibiting her quilts. her first quilt, known as the [ http : / / americanhistory. si. edu / collections / search / object / nmah _ 556462 bible quilt ], was shown at the [ [ athens, georgia | athens ] ] [ [ cotton ] ] fair in 1886 ; < ref name = " : 1 " / > it is this quilt that is now in the [ [ smithsonian institution ] ]. jennie smith, an artist and art teacher from the [ [ lucy cobb institute ] ], saw the quilt, which she found to be remarkable, < ref > { { cite web | url = http : / / www. mfa. org / collections / object / pictorial - quilt - 116166 | title = pictorial quilt | website = museum of fine arts, boston | access - date = 2016 - 03 - 05 } } < / ref > at the fair and asked to purchase it, but powers refused to sell. the two women remained in touch, however, and when powers met with financial difficulties five years later, she agreed to sell the piece for five dollars. at the same time powers vividly explained the imagery on the quilt ; smith recorded these explanations, adding notes of her own in her personal diary. < ref name = " : 0 " / > < eod > < sod > in 1886, powers began exhibiting her quilts. her first quilt, known as the [ http : / / americanhistory. si. edu / collections / search / object / nmah _ 556462 bible quilt ], was shown at the [ [ athens, georgia | athens ] ] [ [ cotton ] ] fair in 1886 ; < ref name = " : 1 " / > it is this quilt that is now in the [ [ smithsonian institution ] ]. jennie smith, an artist and art teacher from the [ [ lucy cobb institute ] ], saw the quilt, which she found to be remarkable, < ref > { { cite web | url = http : / / www. mfa. org / collections / object / pictorial - quilt - 116166 | title = pictorial quilt | website = museum of fine arts, boston | access - date = 2016 - 03 - 05 } } < / ref > at the fair and asked to purchase it, but powers refused to sell. the two women remained in touch, however, and when powers met with financial difficulties number four years later, she agreed to sell the piece for five dollars. at the same time powers vividly explained the imagery on the quilt ; smith recorded these explanations, adding notes of her own in her personal diary. < ref name = " : 0 " / > < eod >']