quilting bee
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of quilting bee
An Americanism dating back to 1825–35
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She has to balance the constituencies of writers, readers, lawyers, publishers, sources, subjects, advertisers, and others, who collectively make the Hobbesian “warre of every one against every one” look like a quilting bee.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 14, 2013
A seemingly endless river, crocheted from a rainbow of blues, the work was created through "crochet parties" involving strangers and newfound friends in a modern update of the traditional quilting bee.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 30, 2011
As things work out, she seems to devote most of her time to gathering instructive reminiscences from them and the rest of the ladies in their quilting bee.
From Time Magazine Archive
To decorate the altar platform, 15 Wisconsin volunteers staged a two-week quilting bee to stitch together a 10-ft. square banner done in burnt orange, sky blue and leafy green.
From Time Magazine Archive
Marcia was to help his mother next week at the quilting bee.
From Marcia Schuyler by Grace Livingston Hill Lutz
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