quilting
Example Sentences
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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
Isaac: I was gonna say what was challenging was to have somebody quilting the movie as we were shooting it.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025
"It wasn’t her family pictures, it wasn't her jewellery, it was her quilting."
From BBC • Dec. 26, 2024
What the world got to do with anything, I think Then I see myself sitting there quilting tween Shug Avery and Mr. Us three set together gainst Tobias and his fly speck box of chocolate.
From "The Color Purple" by Alice Walker
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