- present participle of quilt.
quilting
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I catch up with friends’ posts, add a few comments, and get updates from experts on quilting sites I belong to.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 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
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
Not that I had much to give but, after some last-minute quilting, I was satisfied.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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She answered quickly: "Yes, but it's awful lonely for me, for I was born in Worcester; still I don't mind as long as we have plenty of quiltings."
From Home Life in Colonial Days by Alice Morse Earle
At bees and at quiltings 'twas aye to be seen.
From Vacation with the Tucker Twins by Nell Speed
Dey had frolics at night, quiltings, dances, corn-shuckings, and played de fiddle.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 3 by Work Projects Administration
So they grew up, and Zebbie often met Pauline at the quiltings and other gatherings at the homes of non-partisans.
From Letters of a Woman Homesteader by Elinore Pruitt Stewart
Patterns of quiltings are not as plentiful as designs for the patchwork tops of quilts; only about eight or ten standard patterns being in general use.
From Quilts Their Story and How to Make Them by Marie D. (Marie Daugherty) Webster
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