quilt
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That first week, we had a TV and a kind of makeshift conversation pit: a quilt, a mattress, some pillows.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
She has also made a quilt, using fabrics which reminded her of her time in prison.
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
And then we see a quilt stitched by the inmates of H.M.P.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026
I don’t know what to call the music I’m making because it’s such a sonic quilt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026
The quilt was rolled out on a display rack used for hanging clothes.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
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"The sheets I laid, the quilts I covered, and the clothes I wore were all covered with piles of patches," said Xu.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Patriotic 20th-century snapshots; souvenirs from the 1876 centennial; numerous depictions of Washington; flags; eagles and more join quilts, historical documents, paintings, toys and other works from 1776 to the present.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 8, 2026
In the bottom of a chest of quilts were nestled her collection of mugs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
The kitchen windows are adorned with curtains made from quilts found at the Pasadena City College flea market and fabric from Remainders, a Pasadena craft store.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2025
Back in his room, he tipped onto the bed, prone atop the quilts, and was asleep halfway through his second breath.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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I sewed and quilted through adult life, but retirement has stepped up my game.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026
So Yulia now lives in a long, quilted coat and hat in her flat, and rests her feet on a saucepan-full of hot water to keep them from freezing.
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026
A quilted tablecloth memorialized the address numbers of all the homes on the street.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2025
You see, vatnik originally referred to a quilted cotton jacket, the kind worn by Soviet workers, soldiers and prisoners alike.
From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2025
Earlier that day, I’d asked Ali to set up the kursi for us—which was basically an electric heater under a low table covered with a thick, quilted blanket.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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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
During his nearly 42-year incarceration at the state penitentiary in Angola, La., Tyler learned the art of quilting; since his release in 2016, after the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 29, 2024
The Fabric Barn was the busiest I’d ever seen it, and I couldn’t restock quilting supplies fast enough.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
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