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
Etymology
Origin of quilting
Example Sentences
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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
Ringgold introduced quilting into her work in the 1970s after seeing brocaded Tibetan paintings called thangkas.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 13, 2024
In the middle of the night, I’d had a vision of the window framed in poster board stitched with super-bulky yarn like the edge of a quilting square.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
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