quilting bee
noun
a social gathering at which the participants make quilts.
Origin of quilting bee
1An 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 BaileyOne form of merry-making which was in high favor among the women of that day was the quilting-bee.
Crestlands | Mary Addams BayneIt 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 ThomasThe 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
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