I belong to a bee called the Knotty Quilters. We had 8 members but are down to 6 right now. We meet once a month, in the evening from about 6:30 to 8:30, usually at the home of the lady who started up the group. For whoever has a birthday that month, we have some type of refreshment provided by the person who had the previous birthday and that way everyone has a turn.
In the past we have done block exchanges and row robins among the members, but lately we've been making QAYG lap quilts for charity out of a huge stash of donated fabric. We usually set up like an assembly line, with some sewing, some pressing, and some trimming or squaring blocks. As it happens, we're meeting tonight and this month we're going to make pillowcases for charity, just to do something different from the lap quilts. We also share patterns, techniques, videos, and ideas. We all also belong to the same quilt guild, so have that in common as well.