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quilt

[kwilt] / kwɪlt /


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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

In college, I found a treadle machine in an empty dorm room, oiled it and made a blouse and quilt.

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

Please bring your needles and the latest quilt you’ve been working on to Dr. Karlsson’s office immediately.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

"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snapshots; souvenirs from the 1876 centennial; numerous depictions of Washington; flags; eagles and more join quilts, historical documents, paintings, toys and other works from 1776 to the present.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

John Trumbull’s iconic paintings of the Revolution are joined by historic printings, weapons, pottery, quilts and more in a patriotic display that shows how these creators shaped a visual history of the young country.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 10, 2026

The long hallway ends at the laundry room and is lined with her colorful quilts, some of which are mounted on Homasote board, along with weavings and stitched works, which, like her cooking, are improvisational.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 23, 2025

Martin stuffed one of the old quilts into a chair without a seat and sank into it by degrees over the course of his visit.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

Domingo arrives in the club’s lush courtyard garden sporting an olive-colored quilted Moncler padded shirt jacket over black bib Carhartt overalls and a black Valentino T-shirt, with a red neckerchief.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 10, 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

Kidman's Australian compatriot and fellow actress Margot Robbie took time to pose in front of the catwalk, wearing a loose black quilted bomber jacket over a black bralette top, paired with wide-leg black trousers.

From BBC Oct. 7, 2025

Fabrics are variously folded like origami, appliqued, quilted, embroidered, beaded, gathered, pleated, printed, felted, dyed, etched, lasered and layered.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 11, 2025

Brienne fit backplate to breastplate over his quilted tunic.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

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

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 May 10, 2024

The ladies buying upholstery fabric agreed and attacked my quilting display.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry




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