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quilt

[kwilt] / kwɪlt /


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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

Husband said fans often looked like a "patchwork quilt" with different colours of shirts in the stands but were brought together by the national dress.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Several of the Founding Fathers—and nearly everyone around them—devoured Laurence Sterne’s crazy quilt of a tale.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

“I know Brent Chisholm and Lexie Kirk are about to play, but let’s be honest, the real reason we’re all here is to see who wins this quilt contest. Am I right?”

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry




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