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quilter

  • a word derived from quilt.
    quilt
    noun
    a coverlet for a bed, made of two layers of fabric with some soft substance, as wool or down, between them and stitched in patterns or tufted through all thicknesses in order to prevent the filling from shifting.

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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

After her mom died in 2010, quilter JoeAnn Pettway-West revisited the practice and found peace in completing her mother’s unfinished quilts.

From Seattle Times May 10, 2024

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

From The Verge Jul. 27, 2021

Sharon Cruden, 75, a teacher of educators who specialized in learning disabilities and who also was a volunteer hospital caregiver and a quilter, died May 13 at a hospital in Washington.

From Washington Post May 30, 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