Nora Dean, a member of the Nimble Thimble Quilt Club, holds up a piece she’s been working on during the show-and-tell portion of the organization’s Sept. 5 meeting. The club is hosting its biennial ...

Sewing machines whirred continuously as a dozen women focused on their projects at hand. Deft hands cut pieces of brightly colored fabric, while others stacked patterned pieces to be assembled. The ...