quilting

[ kwil-ting ]

noun

1. the act of a person who quilts.
2. material for making quilts.
3. a heavily padded wrapping, as for fragile cargo.

quilting

/ ˈkwɪltɪŋ /

noun

1. material used for making a quilt
2. the act or process of making a quilt
3. quilted work

Word History and Origins

Origin of quilting¹

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

Example Sentences

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

It reminds me of my mother, grandmother, aunts and friends who gathered in each other’s homes so many times for “quilting bees”!

From Seattle Times

Pick up fabric at quilting shops or yarn at artisan fiber stores with rentable weaving looms.

From Seattle Times

He also discovered his calling when he and the other volunteers took up quilting to raise funds for visiting family members of the terminally ill.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• brocade
• decoration
• lace
• needlepoint
• tapestry