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@Lewis Thanks for clarifying what a quilting bee is, traditionally a group of people gathered around a basted quilt, doing the quilting on the one quilt. As a quilter of some 50-plus years, I’m something of a purist about the terms!

@Helen Wright Quilting is quite ancient, it’s my understanding that quilted garments have been located in ancient Agyptian tombs. Certainly quilting was done in Elizabethan England. The craft came over from Europe.

@chris Exactly!!

@Omols So jealous! QuiltCon is awesome!

@Cat Lady Margaret IYKYK

@Rich in Atlanta A”block” is a section of a larger quilt. Batting is the layer in between the quilt top and the backing. Quilters, at least the ones I know (and there are lots, myself included) don’t refer to a quilt as a “blanket”.

@Steve L Obviously…