Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Group quilting sessions are traditionally called “quilting bees,” which is where the Quilt Bee got its name. A passionate quilter named Jeanine Nehren and her friends founded the club in 1995 after asking the city for a place to sew and store their supplies.

The volunteer-based club, currently made up of 14 regular members, many of them older adults, creates and sells quilts to raise money for the ACAA, a city-run recreation center primarily serving adults 50 years and older.

The Quilt Bee uses almost entirely donated materials and brings in about $10,000 for the center each year, hosting two large sales in the winter and spring but still selling quilts year-round.

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