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quilting

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verb

present participle of quilt

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Recent Examples of quilting
Noun
Artists can work in any medium from painting and photography to glass, jewelry and quilting. Charlotte Observer, 22 Jan. 2026 Walk right past the quilting cottons and garment-weight material. Kelley Bruss, Dallas Morning News, 19 Jan. 2026 Some, like a weekly quilting circle, a pottery class, or a scrapbookers' group, create and encourage community. Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2026 In Comfort or Bentley mode, the ride is expectedly genteel, the cabin poshly dressed in two-tone leather and new diamond quilting developed solely for this latest Speed variant. Robb Report Contributors, Robb Report, 26 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for quilting
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quilting
Noun
  • At the end, the Irish singer, long an outspoken activist, pulled open his leather jacket to reveal a stars-and-stripes lining.
    Jon Bream, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Several shoppers shouted out the classy-looking, high-quality lining.
    Annie Blackman, InStyle, 8 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Under $100 The SwissGear Sion 21-inch Softside Luggage combines expandable packing with smooth, 360‑degree wheels that make long airport terminals easier to tolerate.
    Brandon Schultz, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Currently, the food bank has two interns who attend the Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts in Boulder and started off working in the packing area of the food bank’s new Aurora facility before moving into the kitchen, Knight said.
    Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Jacob Trouba, Alex Killorn and Ross Johnston also scored as the resurgent Ducks built a 4-0 cushion before fending off a late Seattle push.
    Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
  • But the dealer altered the paperwork to make it 84 months, leaving a cushion to inject add-ons into the deal without the customer’s knowledge.
    Dave Lieber, Dallas Morning News, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Has Alec been embroidering the truth?
    Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2025
  • Hawley and a team of craftspeople worked across the globe embroidering, aging and tinting the costumes for the film.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The students were tasked with creating one-off pieces expressing the dynamism of the fabric and the structural qualities of interlinings, in an effort to combine both innovation and vision.
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Additionally, our cellular shades can trap air and help maintain interior temperatures, while Roman shades and drapery can be outfitted with a cotton flannel interlining designed to improve insulation and make homes more energy-efficient.
    Orange County Register, Orange County Register, 30 Mar. 2017

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“Quilting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quilting. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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