Definition of "quilting" []

• The process of doing quilted work. (noun)
• Material used to make quilts. (noun)
• Material that has been quilted. (noun)

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• "While it may not enjoy the most glamorous of reputations, quilting is making a comeback: in 2010 the V&A will launch one of the finest quilting exhibitions in the world and introduce a brand new audience to the craft."
• "The fill-in quilting was fairly random, using some similar shapes to the coloured quilting and otherwise, just loose rectangly shapes."
• "Pinning the quilt together for quilting is the least fun project, but if I have a day to myself where there are no kids around and no errands, I can lay it out on the floor and pin it in small bits between other sewing, and it won't be quite so boring."