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• n  stitching through layers of fabric and a filling so as to create a design
• n  a material used for making a quilt, or a quilted fabric
• v  stitch or sew together
• v  create by stitching together

• QuiltingTaking their cue from Coco Chanel, or, in this case, the ubiquitous North Face jacket, designers are embracing outdoorsy details like quilting.
• Of all the painstaking crafts practiced at home, few achieve the twin goals of practicality and artistry as well as does quilting.
• She has a real connectedness, in my opinion, to what used to be called women's workquilting, crocheting, knittingactivities in which small units go together to make bigger .

• quilt

News & Articles

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• Quilters donate service blankets for crime victims
  Once a week at Northwood Retirement Apartments in Soldotna the whirring of sewing machines and laughter can be heard as five women take over a few tables in the far corner of the lobby near the windows and bookcases to set up their quilting and crafting headquarters.The group of ladies, who call themselves the Northwood Quilters and Crafters, recently finished making eight service quilts and ...
  June 18, 2013 - Peninsula Clarion
• Contact 6: Quilting group targeted in Ponzi scheme
  MILWAUKEE (WITI) — A quilting group hardly seems like the setting for a multi-million dollar scam, but that’s where Katherine...
  June 17, 2013 - FOX 6 Milwaukee
• Earlville Opera House hosting regional quilt show July 13 - Aug. 3
  EARLVILLE >> The Earlville Opera House will be holding a regional quilt show to celebrate Central New York’s rich quilting culture from July 13 through Aug. 3. Regional quilters are invited to exhibit their quilts.
  June 17, 2013 - The Oneida Daily Dispatch

Quotes

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• Clarence Thomas in San Diego Union Tribune
  Thomas said the ruling was so broad "the federal government may now regulate quilting bees, clothes drives and potluck suppers throughout the 50 states."
• Marie Osmond in Emediawire (press release)
  For me, sewing is great therapy,said Marie. "Creating a quilt is not only fun and relaxing, it'sa personal and unique way to connect with others. Some of my best memories are times I spent quilting with my Mom, my children, and my friends,...
• Rick Perry in San Antonio Express
  Perry said, "Critics would criticize me if I were speaking to the Busy Bee Quilting Club. ...... I am very comfortable with the accountability in these programs. I can assure you that we are scrutinized" by lawmakers and outside groups.