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quilter

  • a word derived from quilt.

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LeVasseur’s grandmother was a quilter, and her mother a scrapbooker, so crafting, to her, was in her “lineage.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2025

“Each quilter had the opportunity to provide input on the items featured in our collection on multiple occasions throughout the process,” Target spokesperson Brian Harper-Tibaldo wrote in an emailed statement.

From Seattle Times • May 10, 2024

Some recent revelations include the visionary abstract painter Hilma af Klint of Sweden, the genius American quilter Rosie Lee Tompkins and Mary Delany, an 18th-century British polymath who created some of Western art’s first collages.

From New York Times • Feb. 5, 2024

You’re a quilter, you’re going to find the quilter.

From The Verge • Jul. 27, 2021

Before she could answer, a high-pitched voice called from the bevy of quilter women: “Pearl Ann.”

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool