- present participle of quilt.
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
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Origin of quilting
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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
Adorned with shimmering squares of fabric, it echoes quilting traditions while reinventing the traditional women’s work of sewing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
"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
Holly also asked Abby and me to start a quilting club at school, and she provided all the fabric.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
Patterns of quiltings are not as plentiful as designs for the patchwork tops of quilts; only about eight or ten standard patterns being in general use.
From Quilts Their Story and How to Make Them by Marie D. (Marie Daugherty) Webster
Then the quiltings and the dances— How my feet were wont to fly, While the moon peeped through the barn chinks From her stately place on high.
From The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar by William Dean Howells
At bees and at quiltings 'twas aye to be seen.
From Vacation with the Tucker Twins by Nell Speed
But the best of all, both for him and me, were the quiltings; for these brought all the young folks together.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 79, May, 1864 by Various
And they give quiltings and they'd have a ring play.
From Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Arkansas Narratives, Part 4 by Work Projects Administration
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