Going to an old fashioned quilting bee provided a woman with a way to socialize with friends and neighbors while working on a project. The quilts that were made at these gatherings were often given to a young woman who was about to be married so that she would have the bedding needed to set up housekeeping. Today, these gatherings are still for socialization, yet the quilts are more for decoration than for functionality.

Today, when women gather to make a quilt, the hostess generally has the supplies needed on hand, as well as the quilt pattern that will be followed. The fabrics that are used can be purchased at any local quilt shop and the finished product is likely more for decoration than for actual use. Technology has provided quilters with quilting machines, negating the need to finish the stitching completely by hand.

A quilting bee back in the day consisted of woman in the surrounding area getting together and finishing a quilt for a special occasion. Pioneer women would bring their own supply of fabrics for the making of the quilt and this smorgasbord of fabrics made the finished product quite unique. And because technology hadn’t introduced sewing machines yet, all of these endeavors led to handmade quilts. Because patterns tended to be hard to come by, the women relied on their memories and ingenuity to make their coverlets.

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