Definition

Noun: 1. A material used for making a quilt, or a quilted fabric: The act or process of creating a quilt, or the fabric that has been quilted. 2. Stitching through layers of fabric and a filling so as to create a design: The specific technique of sewing two or more layers of material together with padding in between, often in decorative patterns.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • She bought some beautiful cotton quilting for her new project. (Here, 'quilting' refers to the fabric material suitable for making a quilt.)
  • The intricate quilting on the blanket added both warmth and beauty. (Here, 'quilting' refers to the decorative stitching pattern itself.)
  • Her hobby is quilting. (Here, 'quilting' refers to the overall craft or activity.)

Advanced Usage

• As a gerund (verbal noun): 'Quilting' often functions as a gerund, describing the activity or craft.
  • Quilting requires patience and precision.
• As an attributive noun: Used before another noun to describe a related purpose or feature.
  • She attended a quilting bee. (A social gathering for quilting.)
  • He used a quilting frame. (A frame to hold fabric taut for quilting.)

Variants and Related Words

• Quilt (n.): A warm bed covering made of padding enclosed between layers of fabric and kept in place by lines of stitching.
• Quilt (v.): To make a quilt, or to stitch in the manner of quilting.
• Quilted (adj.): Describing something that has been stitched in the quilting technique, often implying a padded texture.
  • A quilted jacket.

Synonyms

• Padding: The material used as filling in a quilt.
• Stitching / Sewing: The general act of joining with thread and needle (quilting is a specific type).
• Needlework: A general term for decorative sewing crafts.

Related Phrases

• Quilting bee: A social event where people gather to work on quilting projects together.
• Tied quilting: A quilting method where the layers are secured with knots or ties instead of continuous stitching.

Noun

1. a material used for making a quilt, or a quilted fabric
2. stitching through layers of fabric and a filling so as to create a design