quilting bee


noun
  1. a social gathering at which the participants make quilts.

Origin of quilting bee

1
An Americanism dating back to 1825–35

Words Nearby quilting bee

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How to use quilting bee in a sentence

  • Sometimes there was a quilting bee or donation party at the ministers to attend.

    Boys and Girls of Colonial Days | Carolyn Sherwin Bailey
  • One form of merry-making which was in high favor among the women of that day was the quilting-bee.

    Crestlands | Mary Addams Bayne
  • It is an occasion of merriment when the quilt is finally finished and taken out of the frames after many a pleasant quilting bee.

    Blue Ridge Country | Jean Thomas
  • The husking-bee and the quilting-bee afforded sources of much enjoyment.

  • My Aunt Prissy will be very happy if you and the minister will come to her quilting bee to-morrow afternoon and stay to tea.

    A Little Maid of Ticonderoga | Alice Turner Curtis