User:Browny Brinkly/Quilting bee

The first Quilting Bee started around the time of the Revolutionary War, but didn't flourish until Prohibition. In the early 1920's, a tremendous blanket shortage had occurred, as a result of WWI, and many bootleggers had limited methods of concealing their spirits. In an effort to hide their bounty, bootleggers incorporated drunk women with sewing and quilting experience to help mass produce blankets and quilts. Today, drunk men and women participate in Quilting Bees, and they are very popular on college campuses.