quilting

His wife reportedly told members of her quilting club that she, too, was carrying a pistol.

Cox has been quilting for 20 years and her latest book is The Quilter's Catalog: A Comprehensive Resource Guide.

Both the young girls were dressed in their best; for they were going to a quilting-party, where they expected to meet many beaux.

"Mr. Gordonmammon thinks a deal of the Widow Lawton," said the hostess of the quilting-party.

Being asked out to tea and inviting in return, sewing bees, quilting parties when some girl was making an outfit.

It's like a regular old-fashioned quilting party to see them build a nest.

The women met in sewing and quilting bees and apple-parings; the men came for the evening meal and remained for the country dance.