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Term Details
Term:	quilt
Subcategory:	Product
Definition:	A cover for a bed made out of a bottom piece of material, a top piece of material and a filler. The filler is inserted between the two other layers and secured.

Referring Terms

accent piping acid-free paper adhesive template album quilt allover set amish quilt backing basting (safety pin) batting (batt) beeswax between bias bias binding big corners set binding binding, continuous bias binding, French or double block border border corner square buttonhole or blanket stitch cable quilting calico cathedral window charm quilt chintz quilt clamshell edging comforter sashing, continuous corner triangle coverlet crazy patchwork (quilt) crib quilt cross-hatching darning presser foot diagonal basting stitch diagonal set directional borders echo quilting edge finishing fancies feather quilting finished size floating the blocks freedom quilt friendship quilt grid hand-quilting stitch hanging sleeve hawaiian applique inner quilt top in-the-ditch quilting Italian or corded quilting lap quilting lattice strips layering light box linsey-woolsey quilt log cabin machine applique masterpiece quilt medallion quilt memory quilt miniature quilt mitered seam needle marking needle-turned applique needling one-patch quilt overcasting stitch patch patchwork quilt pearl cotton pieced border piecing piecing stitch pillow tuck pouncing prairie points quarter-inch quilting quick-piecing quilt back quilt top quilting quilting design quilting frame quilting hoop quilting stencil quilting template quilting thread robbing-Peter-to-pay-Paul ruffled edging sampler quilt sashiko sashing scrap quilt edges, self-finished set or setting setting triangle signature document single binding single-block quilt pattern, single-line spiral binding square knot squared/butted corner seam stenciling stippling straight set strip or string patchwork tailor's chalk pencil tailor's padding stitch template tied quilt trapunto trapunto needle traveling tufted quilt tufting utility quilt whole-cloth quilt Sound Blanket quilt batting Filler (quilting)

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