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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Perhaps that is because while I was teaching and teaching teachers, I also had my side gigs—entertaining big groups, experimenting in the kitchen, a quilting group.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
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
"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
Knitting supplies were mixed with quilting supplies, a scissors display was smack in the middle of a rack of corduroy, and the aisles turned and twisted rather than running in straight lines.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
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