quilting

American  

[kwil-ting] / ˈkwɪl tɪŋ /

noun

1. the act of a person who quilts.

2. material for making quilts.

3. a heavily padded wrapping, as for fragile cargo.

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quilting British  

/ ˈkwɪltɪŋ /

noun

1. material used for making a quilt

2. the act or process of making a quilt

3. quilted work

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Etymology

Origin of quilting

First recorded in 1605–15; quilt + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Isaac: I was gonna say what was challenging was to have somebody quilting the movie as we were shooting it.

From Los Angeles Times

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

"It wasn’t her family pictures, it wasn't her jewellery, it was her quilting."

From BBC

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

Porter’s story begins in small-town Iowa, where she was raised by a father who was a farmer turned loan officer and a homemaker mother who later found fame in the world of quilting.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• brocade
• decoration
• lace
• needlepoint
• tapestry