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- Dictionaryquilt/kwɪlt/
noun
- 1. a warm bed covering made of padding enclosed between layers of fabric and kept in place by lines of stitching, typically applied in a decorative design.
verb
- 1. join together (layers of fabric or padding) with lines of stitching to form a warm bed covering or garment, or for decorative effect: "we quilted the covers with parallel lines of stitching"
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1 day ago · Their quilts embody an aesthetic reflecting Scotch-Irish social history—the perennial condition of living on the periphery of mainstream society both geographically and philosophically. Cultural values espousing individual autonomy and self-reliance within a strong kinship structure are related to Scotch-Irish quilting techniques.