How to Use quilt in a Sentence

quilt

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  • The long, cloth quilt hangs heavy with the weight of the past.
    Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Secure the quilt to the back of the board with a staple gun.
    Laurren Welch, Country Living, 17 Apr. 2023
  • The quilt throw and shams are available in white, ivory, and gray.
    Terri Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Feb. 2023
  • People take pictures of the babies with the quilts and send them to me.
    Tammy Lagorce, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2023
  • Two 12-by-12-foot panels of AIDS quilt are being flown in for the event.
    Dallas News, 10 Nov. 2022
  • The Oregon Coastal Quilters will host a show of more than 300 quilts.
    oregonlive, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The result is a sort of quilt with a hint of a cut-out-letters ransom note.
    Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Cross stitch, needlepoint, embroidery and a quilt will be part of the show.
    Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2022
  • Rocky sported a giant quilt over a black suit and white shirt.
    Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 14 Nov. 2022
  • The new quilt and throw blanket come just in time to snuggle up on chilly fall nights.
    Lauren Taylor, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Feel free to get creative with this part—quilts come in all shapes and sizes, after all!
    Abby Wilson, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Dec. 2023
  • There will be a drawing for a Prayer Blanket Ministry quilt at the event.
    Deb Harvell, Arkansas Online, 22 Oct. 2023
  • Draped over the back of every row of seats throughout the sanctuary were quilts — 101 of them.
    Marni Jameson, The Mercury News, 22 Feb. 2024
  • The $15 pleasure is powerful comfort, akin to a quilt and a hug.
    Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2024
  • My room had a handmade quilt on the bed and a private patio facing the river.
    Carleigh Baker, Travel + Leisure, 7 Nov. 2023
  • The length from the needle to the tower is 6.4 inches, which gives you plenty of space to work on quilts or thick fabrics.
    Brandi Fuller, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Apr. 2023
  • Jackson left the boy in a car seat, wrapped in a quilt, between two vehicles.
    Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Out the windows, which faced west, was a gritty cityscape of gray buildings and a quilt of railroad tracks.
    Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 29 Nov. 2022
  • The garment-dyed quilt is pre-washed for extra softness.
    Rachel Dube, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2022
  • The only difference is the batting (which is the fill inside the quilt) is thinner.
    Angela Belt, House Beautiful, 6 Feb. 2023
  • He was photographed inside wearing the quilt, all smiles.
    Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 13 Mar. 2023
  • My chest might have looked like a miniature quilt of puffy blobs for a day or two afterward.
    Alice Hart-Davis, ELLE, 20 Apr. 2023
  • If your home doesn’t have room for a snug of your own, close the curtains, put on some soft music, and wrap yourself in a quilt for a while.
    Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Get a few feet away from the door and all the quilts and other creations buffer the room against the loudest of clanging bells and music.
    Jenna Schnuer, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Draw a quilt block (here, Twin Star–style) on the wood with pencil, using a ruler or painter’s tape for straight lines, then paint with acrylic paint.
    Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Shoppers will find spring garden plants, crafts, quilts and more.
    The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Two women have developed a process to make quilts that enables them to make at least 10 a month.
    Baltimore Sun, 2 Apr. 2023
  • Read Tar Beach, and then make a own personal story quilt.
    al, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Heat loss in a hammock can be curved by using a sleeping pad and an under quilt.
    Meg Carney, Field & Stream, 14 Feb. 2023
  • The world just adds all these patches of experiences and makes this quilt of a person.
    Nereya Otieno, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2022
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  • The stripes on the couch are bigger, as is the pattern in the iconic quilted throw.
    Good Housekeeping Editors, Good Housekeeping, 28 Mar. 2018
  • The church’s Women’s groups will sell food, the youth groups will sell soups and the quilting group will sell its goods.
    Chris Barlow, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2017
  • Quilting club Bring your own project and join the sewing circle.
    Jillian S. Jarrett, Washington Post, 21 June 2017
  • Bring your kiddos to help make corn husk dolls, join a quilting bee and help out on the farm.
    Liv Martin, Twin Cities, 5 Oct. 2019
  • Use a sharp paring knife to score the top of the cake with a crisscross quilted pattern.
    Becky Krystal, sacbee.com, 2 May 2017
  • For a fun take on the classic teddy coat, this quilted Levi’s one is a nice switch up.
    Taylor Jean Stephan, Peoplemag, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Trust that the quilted cooling fabric will feel that way, too.
    Women's Health, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Shop the bomber jacket in 19 colors like quilted army green and satin light brown in sizes S–XXL.
    Monica Bell, Peoplemag, 29 Oct. 2023
  • Coastal Quilt Artists is a group of artists who celebrate art quilting.
    BostonGlobe.com, 26 June 2019
  • Even better, the sands are a few minutes’ walk from the center of town, and are quilted with private beach clubs.
    Mark Ellwood, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 May 2023
  • Inside, the Azure models come with lofted quilting on the seats and door panels.
    Drew Dorian, Car and Driver, 28 Apr. 2023
  • But in any case, the COS quilted crossbody bag has become all but inescapable.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 21 Nov. 2023
  • In Inyo County, within a few days of a call for volunteers,120 people signed up to sew and quilt masks for workers.
    Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2020
  • Tens of thousands of people are now involved in quilting.
    Michael Atwood Mason, Smithsonian, 21 June 2017
  • This puffer brings some style with a quilted design, high-neck collar, zippered wrist cuffs, and faux-fur trim.
    Gabrielle Porcaro, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2023
  • The glossy nylon shell, lightweight boudin quilted down filling, and detachable hood will keep you warm—and serve as a style flex—on and off the slopes.
    Isaiah Freeman-Schub, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Combine the shiplap with cool concrete floors, quilted bedding, and a hide rug for a more ranch-style sanctuary.
    Andrea Crowley, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
  • This style features elastic cuffs and a snug hood to block cold air while its quilted design will keep the jacket’s fill from leaking through the seams.
    Kelsey Mulvey, Marie Claire, 15 Jan. 2020
  • In fact, for some gun owners, going to the range can yield the same kind of relaxation others get from quilting or reading.
    The Editors, Field & Stream, 21 Nov. 2019
  • Pat Luster designed and created the quilt while Sharon Zacarias quilted it.
    cleveland.com, 28 June 2019
  • The cotton fabric is quilted in channels, giving it the striped look with varying textures and prints.
    Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping, 20 Dec. 2018
  • Windland's grandmother taught her to sew, a skill passed down in a region known for its quilting heritage.
    Jessica Ravitz, CNN, 13 Dec. 2017
  • Cruz looked pristine in a white square-neck long-sleeve top with golden motifs sewn in quilted formation at the ends of her sleeves and the middle section of the top.
    Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 3 Oct. 2023
  • The threads that connect us Dozens of crafters across the country have united to breathe new life into an unfinished labor of quilting love.
    Aj Willingham, CNN, 26 Oct. 2019
  • Women passed their knowledge of quilting and needlework to their daughters.
    Arkansas Online, 30 Dec. 2019
  • The singers embraced while wrapped in a brown quilted Gucci blanket and wore matching Gucci outfits.
    Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Learn about two styles of quilting in America and make a sample of your own from construction paper.
    Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 7 Feb. 2018
  • In 2008, two of Jenny Doan’s seven children gave her a sewing machine designed for quilting.
    Paul Sullivan, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2018
  • Nancy had a passion and an amazing talent for quilting.
    courant.com, 24 May 2018
  • The singers embraced in a brown quilted Gucci blanket and wore matching Gucci outfits.
    Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2023

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