- 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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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
After the divorce, she lived in an apartment above a quilting shop in Nyack and sometimes rented rooms to actors visiting that town for performances.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
"It wasn’t her family pictures, it wasn't her jewellery, it was her quilting."
From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2024
Repurposing fabric — from tattered blankets, frayed rags, stained clothes — is a central ethos of the community’s quilting practice, which resists commodification.
From Seattle Times ● May 10, 2024
A small stage is under construction for bands, and the quilting contest winner will be announced at 6 p.m.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
Quiltings I heard mother say she went to a lot of quiltings.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 7 by Work Projects Administration
I was frequently invited to quiltings, apple parings, huskings, etc.; but I never dared to go, lest I should be expected to have something to say to some of the feminine portion of the company.
From The Fatal Glove by Clara Augusta
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
But the best of all, both for him and me, were the quiltings; for these brought all the young folks together.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 79, May, 1864 by Various
No more huskings or quiltings, or apple cuts, or raisings or "bees" of any sort.
From My Boyhood by John Burroughs
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