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Noun
The images that Buckman photographs — family and community members in bedrooms, on couches, under quilts— become compositions painted and stitched into vintage cloth.—Olga Garcia-Mayoral, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025 In Light Taupe, Forest Green, Greystone, and Terracotta, this velvet quilt lends the ancient art of soft velvet bedding the touch of modern colorways.—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 18 Dec. 2025
Verb
Typically, the type of toilet paper that creates these problems is thick, multi-ply, or quilted toilet paper.—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Aug. 2025 The Louisville Nimble Thimbles quilting guild donates hundreds of quilts annually to Norton Children's Hospital and other organizations.—Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 14 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for quilt
Knitting and other fiber crafts Knitting, crocheting and other fiber crafts are also gaining traction this winter, according to posts shared by social media users.
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Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
3 Jan. 2026
Creative crafts like knitting, crocheting, and painting are actually good for you.
Dress the pair down with Uggs and a slouchy knit, or elevate the look with chic, comfortable boots and a sleek top for a casual dinner out.
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Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Jan. 2026
Caslon Shirttail Mock-Neck Sweater Between the cozy ribbed knit and unique shirttail silhouette, this Caslon mock-neck sweater is all about elevated details.
Her 19th-century-style jacket was embroidered with a floral motif and was worn over a pair of light-wash straight jeans.
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Kevin Huynh,
InStyle,
4 Jan. 2026
The Cotton Frise Knit Zip-Up Jacket is a deep brown sweater-like jacket with patches of both brands’ iconic logos on the front, and the subtle outline of a horse embroidered on the back.
In comparison to liquid foundation, cushion foundations come in a cushion compact with an application puff that leaves a lightweight, buildable, natural finish on the skin.
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Kaitlin Clapinski,
InStyle,
8 Jan. 2026
From puff-sleeve knits to silky base layers, these winter tops deliver on both style and quality.
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Quincy Bulin,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 Dec. 2025
Beneath wall text describing Báthory’s ghoulish crimes and her macabre punishment, bloody mannequins in nightshirts, one with its throat hideously cut, sprawl across a counterpane.
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Sam Lipsyte,
Harper’s Magazine ,
27 Apr. 2022
The bed was draped in a cranberry-red silk counterpane.