quilt
/kwɪlt/
noun
- A warm bed covering made of two layers of fabric with a soft filling, often stitched in decorative patterns.
- The handmade quilt was passed down from her grandmother.
- She wrapped herself in a thick quilt on the cold winter night.
- We bought a colorful quilt for the guest room bed.
- A decorative blanket or coverlet, typically stitched in a pattern, used as a bedspread or wall hanging.
- The museum had an exhibit of antique quilts from the Civil War era.
- She displayed her favorite quilt over the back of the sofa.
- The quilt on the wall was a family heirloom from the 1800s.
verb
- To stitch together layers of fabric with padding to make a quilt.
- They quilted a beautiful baby blanket for the new arrival.
- She learned to quilt from her mother when she was a child.
- My aunt loves to quilt on weekends with her sewing group.
- To sew or stitch fabric in a pattern resembling a quilt.
- The designer quilted the handbag with small stitches.
- The jacket is quilted to keep the wearer warm.
- He quilted the lining of the coat with a diamond pattern.