- present participle of quilt.
noun
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material used for making a quilt
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the act or process of making a quilt
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quilted work
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Origin of quilting
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She has joined a quilting club, found a church community and has a dedicated exercise routine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026
For example, quilting has long been a domestically appropriate medium for women to express their political beliefs, well before they had the right to vote.
From Slate ● Jan. 29, 2026
"It wasn’t her family pictures, it wasn't her jewellery, it was her quilting."
From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2024
Many third- and fourth-generation artists returned to quilting as adults for a creative and therapeutic outlet, as well as a tether to their roots.
From Seattle Times ● May 10, 2024
Every other Thursday after supper, Mrs. Nielsen and I join Mrs. Murphy and six other ladies at a quilting group.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
“We have pretty good times with the quiltings, huskings, and sleighing parties, when we pile into a double pung, ride in the moonlight, have supper, and a dance.”
From Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance by Charles Carleton Coffin
De grown folks used to have big times at log-rollings, corn-shuckings and quiltings.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Oklahoma Narratives by Work Projects Administration
Do you still have delightful times at quiltings and huskings?”
From Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance by Charles Carleton Coffin
Then the quiltings and the dances— How my feet were wont to fly, While the moon peeped through the barn chinks From her stately place on high.
From The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar by William Dean Howells
At bees and at quiltings 'twas aye to be seen.
From Vacation with the Tucker Twins by Nell Speed
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