quilting
Sewing padded layers
Quilting is the craft of stitching layers of fabric together, typically a decorative top, padding, and backing.
The stitching itself creates patterns—geometric, floral, or freeform—that hold the layers in place while adding texture and visual interest.
Quilting can refer to the activity, the technique, or quilted work collectively: She took up quilting after retirement, The quilting on this blanket is exquisite.
Thread loop in fabric
- needlePointed implement for sewing
- threadFiber for stitching
- thimblePitted cap for stitching
- battingSwinging at pitches
binding · basting · piecing · applique · template · rotary cutter · seam · backing
Fabric scraps sewn together
- blockSolid mass, or impede
- squareRhombus with right angles
- triangleThree-sided plane figure
- hexagonSix-sided closed figure
log cabin · star · pinwheel · flying geese · cathedral windows · double wedding ring · bargello · Hawaiian
Woven or knit material
- cottonPlant fiber for textiles
- muslinPlain-woven cotton cloth
- calicoPatchy-coated cat type
- chintzGlazed patterned cotton
flannel · batik · homespun · broadcloth · voile · jelly roll · layer cake · yardage
Soft bed covering
coverlet · throw · embrace · heirloom · handmade · gift · cherished · keepsake
Inherited family treasure
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- legacyWhat's passed down
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
preservation · antique · vintage · memories · handicraft · grandmother · family · lineage
stitch
Thread loop in fabric
batting · binding · basting · piecing · applique · template · rotary cutter · seam · backing · borders
patchwork
Fabric scraps sewn together
hexagon · log cabin · star · pinwheel · flying geese · cathedral windows · double wedding ring · bargello · Hawaiian · Amish
fabric
Woven or knit material
chintz · flannel · batik · homespun · broadcloth · voile · jelly roll · layer cake · yardage · precuts
blanket
Soft bed covering
bedding · coverlet · throw · embrace · heirloom · handmade · gift · cherished · keepsake · nurturing
heirloom
Inherited family treasure
folklore · preservation · antique · vintage · memories · handicraft · grandmother · family · lineage · Amish
bee
Stinging nectar gatherer
- guildProfessional mutual-aid society
- circleCurved closed shape
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
workshop · gathering · retreat · show · exhibition · swap · stitchers · crafters · members · club
- creative activitiessketching, doodling, painting, drawing, sculpting
- arts and craftspottery, collage, woodcarving, origami, weaving
- craftssewing, knitting, painting, glue, scissors
- folk culturefolk customs, folk beliefs, folk costume, folk crafts, folk medicine
- community artsmural painting, murals, street art, public sculpture, art festivals
- craft classespottery class, drawing class, knitting class, ceramics class, pottery classes
quiltingknitting
Loop-based textile making
weaving · crocheting · macramé · tatting · felting
quiltingunraveling
Process of coming undone
deconstructing · tearing apart · shredding · dismantling · unstitching
quiltingripping
Tearing with force
tearing · shredding · destroying · discarding · unstitching
- quilting beeCommunal blanket-making gathering
- quilting circleGroup stitching padded blankets
- hand quiltingManual blanket stitching
- quilting suppliesMaterials for stitched blankets
- quilting hoopRing for stretching fabric
- quilting frameDevice tensioning fabric for needlework