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“In this petticoat, dear, I have quilted the documents,” said Mrs. Vance as she dressed her for her departure.

From A Daughter of the Union by Madison, Lucy Foster

I have quilted counterpanes and chest covers in fine white linen, in various patterns of my own invention.

From Quilts Their Story and How to Make Them by Webster, Marie D. (Marie Daugherty)

Why, girls, I have quilted and darned up every rag in the house.

From The Morgesons by Stoddard, Elizabeth

Others have quilted jackets such as Cortes found amongst the Mexicans.

From The Inhabitants of the Philippines by Sawyer, Frederic H.