Times have changed! It used to be quilting bees that got women together to complete quilts. Now we use other titles for the same sort of thing. I belong to a group of 12 that get together twice a month to sew and share our lives. We used to have two rules: 1. No food. 2. No rules. One of our members used to be a Home Ec teacher so we assassinated the first rule. Other types of quilting bees are the quilt guild events and workshops, Quilting seminars, cruises, retreats, and online quilt-alongs. Quilting has changed but not our need to share our lives and our design challenges with one another.