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quilting

kˈwɪltɪŋ
WordNet
Canopy hat in plain black grosgrain silk, adorned with a compound ribbon of quilted grosgrain silk and silk, and trimmed with a strip of black bobbin lace. Awning model with four ribs. Hatters mesh ball interior, no lining. Canopy lined with black rep silk. Closure with hook and eye on the ribbons. On the ribs and along the gathered edge at the bottom of the ball a strip of bobbin lace. Bows of brown / black ribbon on the awning and at the back of the ball.
Canopy hat in plain black grosgrain silk, adorned with a compound ribbon of quilted grosgrain silk and silk, and trimmed with a strip of black bobbin lace. Awning model with four ribs. Hatters mesh ball interior, no lining. Canopy lined with black rep silk. Closure with hook and eye on the ribbons. On the ribs and along the gathered edge at the bottom of the ball a strip of bobbin lace. Bows of brown / black ribbon on the awning and at the back of the ball.
  1. (n) quilting
    a material used for making a quilt, or a quilted fabric
  2. (n) quilting
    stitching through layers of fabric and a filling so as to create a design
Illustrations
Mantille of fraise silk with woven branches. Partially loose sleeves. The whole is quilted, lined with silk and edged with short-cut ostrich feathers.
Mantille of fraise silk with woven branches. Partially loose sleeves. The whole is quilted, lined with silk and edged with short-cut ostrich feathers.
Coat of black quilted silk, lined with quilted black taffeta. Pelerine and collar trimmed with tress and fringe.
Coat of black quilted silk, lined with quilted black taffeta. Pelerine and collar trimmed with tress and fringe.
Hat made of wine-red velvet, quilted, with a flat, straight ball and raised brim with bows on both sides. Small model with loose bulb and rim, unlined; interior of tarlatan. The raised edge is reinforced with laiton. Brown grosgrain ribbon in the bulb. The sphere and rim are stitched with concentric circles. The edge is stitched through and through. Double velvet bows on both sides; not quilted.
Hat made of wine-red velvet, quilted, with a flat, straight ball and raised brim with bows on both sides. Small model with loose bulb and rim, unlined; interior of tarlatan. The raised edge is reinforced with laiton. Brown grosgrain ribbon in the bulb. The sphere and rim are stitched with concentric circles. The edge is stitched through and through. Double velvet bows on both sides; not quilted.
Canopy hat or capote with protruding canopy and small wrinkled ball, made of quilted black silk and fitted with black satin ribbons. Model: Consists of a ball and a loose edge, which is sewn to the ball. At the back of the neck, a tunnel of approx. 2 cm has been made above the seam, through which a black silk ribbon is strung that can be pulled and tied at the center back. In the sphere are two narrow tunnels in which twisted rope that can be pulled at will. (Opening on the back of the head on the inside of the sphere!) The awning is also quilted with wool and equipped with 14 diagonal tunnels in which twined white rope. The awning is trimmed all around with 5 tunnels in which twined white rope. A black satin ribbon has been sewn over the seam between the sphere and the canopy.
Canopy hat or capote with protruding canopy and small wrinkled ball, made of quilted black silk and fitted with black satin ribbons. Model: Consists of a ball and a loose edge, which is sewn to the ball. At the back of the neck, a tunnel of approx. 2 cm has been made above the seam, through which a black silk ribbon is strung that can be pulled and tied at the center back. In the sphere are two narrow tunnels in which twisted rope that can be pulled at will. (Opening on the back of the head on the inside of the sphere!) The awning is also quilted with wool and equipped with 14 diagonal tunnels in which twined white rope. The awning is trimmed all around with 5 tunnels in which twined white rope. A black satin ribbon has been sewn over the seam between the sphere and the canopy.
Quilted evening cape of zibeline (fur), lined with silk, from Bianchini. Croquis No IV from Gazette du Bon Ton 1922, No. 9. Explanation of the clothing on page "Recto des pages de croquis. Contenues dans ce fascicule (Modèles de la gazette)."
Quilted evening cape of zibeline (fur), lined with silk, from Bianchini. Croquis No IV from Gazette du Bon Ton 1922, No. 9. Explanation of the clothing on page "Recto des pages de croquis. Contenues dans ce fascicule (Modèles de la gazette)."
Quilted chin bedspread.
Quilted chin bedspread.
Hood or calèche in quilted black grosgrain silk. A 1 cm wide ribbon is placed around the face as a tunnel for a thin, metal (?) Whalebone. At the bottom of the hood a tunnel through which a black satin ribbon can be put on for closing under the chin. A loose strip is wrinkled on this, which falls to the shoulders. On the front of the hood is a wide folded back edge. Halfway through the hood a tunnel from which the rib is missing. The hood is closed at the back by gathering from one central point in the middle. The material of the filling is as yet unknown.
Hood or calèche in quilted black grosgrain silk. A 1 cm wide ribbon is placed around the face as a tunnel for a thin, metal (?) Whalebone. At the bottom of the hood a tunnel through which a black satin ribbon can be put on for closing under the chin. A loose strip is wrinkled on this, which falls to the shoulders. On the front of the hood is a wide folded back edge. Halfway through the hood a tunnel from which the rib is missing. The hood is closed at the back by gathering from one central point in the middle. The material of the filling is as yet unknown.
On the left a mantille of pink quilted silk with a woven branch and flower motif, trimmed with short-cut ostrich feathers. In the middle ...... On the right a Sortie, mantille or dolman, made from a European imitation of a cashmere scarf, lined with brightly colored checkered silk
On the left a mantille of pink quilted silk with a woven branch and flower motif, trimmed with short-cut ostrich feathers. In the middle ...... On the right a Sortie, mantille or dolman, made from a European imitation of a cashmere scarf, lined with brightly colored checkered silk
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
  1. Quilting
    (Naut) A coating of strands of rope for a water vessel.
  2. Quilting
    A quilting bee. See Bee, 2.
  3. Quilting
    The act of stitching or running in patterns, as in making a quilt.
  4. Quilting
    The material used for making quilts.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  1. (n) quilting
    The act or operation of forming a quilt.
  2. (n) quilting
    The material used for making quilts; padding or lining.
  3. (n) quilting
    Quilted work.
  4. (n) quilting
    A kind of cloth resembling diaper, having a pattern slightly marked by the direction of the threads or raised in low relief. It is made of cotton and of linen, and is used, like piqué, for waistcoats. A quilting-bee. [New Eng.]
  5. (n) quilting
    Nautical: A beating with a rope's end.
  6. (n) quilting
    A coating for a water-vessel (such as an earthen monkey or jar), formed of sennit, rope-strands, etc.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
  1. Quilting
    the act of making a quilt: that which is quilted: a cotton or linen cloth, like diaper, with raised pattern, for vests, &c.: a kind of coating formed of sinnet, strands of rope, &c., outside any vessel containing water: a thrashing with a rope's end
Etymology

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary O. Fr. cuilte (Fr. couette)—L. culcita, a cushion.

Usage in the news

The Gallia County Farm Bureau is set up in the Quilt Barn with there baskets. ofbf.org

Burwell Chamber's Junk Jaunt Winner Of "Indepencence Day" Quilt. knlvradio.com

Hand crafted gifts, quilts, jewelry, plants, clothing, more. hawaiitribune-herald.com

2 IMAGES TAGGED WITH "QUILTS". phillyburbs.com

Quilts tell the stories in new Jepson Center exhibit. savannahnow.com

Katy Gooch of Knoxville says the heirloom quilt survived the war because her great-grandmother, Frances Dotson, buried it on Clinch Mountain to protect it from Union raiders. knoxnews.com

Students in the class have been working on quilts which will go to children who are fighting cancer. dailynews.com

The mission of the QOV Foundation is to cover ALL those service members and veterans touched by war with Wartime Quilts called Quilts of Valor (QOVs). k99.com

Then download our free quilt patterns and instructions to make your own quilts and throws. bhg.com

Quilting Arts Ana Buzzalino creates art quilts with signature elements, including the use of hand stitching. opb.org

Quilting Arts Susan Brubaker Knapp has a firefly art quilt with a fun fiber technique for making the bugs shine. opb.org

4-H members in sewing and quilting projects are invited to take part in a Quilting workshop on Sunday, June 10, 2012 at the Pondera Center, 317 Virginia St in Conrad. k96fm.com

The majority of the fundraising quilts on exhibit are signature quilts , including a stunning flag quilt created by the Women in the Grand Island G.A.R. therepublic.com

Haywood Community College's Quilting Workshop day class just finished quilts that will benefit Mountain Projects' Share the Warmth campaign as well as support US troops stationed in Germany. smokymountainnews.com

The designers meet once a month to work in teams to design and build the quilts in the theme of a traditional quilting bee. dwell.com

Usage in scientific papers

In Section 3 we construct quilted flute surfaces and derive some of their basic properties.
The geometry at infinity of a hyperbolic Riemann surface of infinite type

Section 4 we investigate a special class of canonical critical rays that go out the infinite end of a quilted flute surface.
The geometry at infinity of a hyperbolic Riemann surface of infinite type

Before moving on to probe more results about quilted surfaces we must turn to the hyperbolic plane.
The geometry at infinity of a hyperbolic Riemann surface of infinite type

In Section 6 we develop an intrinsic version of Theorem 1 for quilted surfaces and show how this can be used to to prove Theorem 1.
The geometry at infinity of a hyperbolic Riemann surface of infinite type

We show how quilted surfaces can be used to prove the following Theorem 3.
The geometry at infinity of a hyperbolic Riemann surface of infinite type

Usage in literature

On her dress were quiltings, slashings, and embroidery. "Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed." by S. A. Reilly

The women went from one house to another and quilted as many as 12 quilts in one night sometimes. "Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume IV, Georgia Narratives, Part 1" by Work Projects Administration

She lost her baby outer her quilts and went on a mile fore she knowed bout it. "Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume II, Arkansas Narratives, Part 2" by Work Projects Administration

They take whatever places they like, and at an appointed time the quilt is lowered. "Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life" by Thomas Wallace Knox

Three to twelve wool or down-filled quilts. "Etiquette" by Emily Post

We always have sent a bed-quilt, but this barrel must go without it. "Miss Elliot's Girls" by Mrs Mary Spring Corning

When it is time to go to bed, they spread soft quilts on the floor, one over the other. "Big People and Little People of Other Lands" by Edward R. Shaw

Jane patted down the quilts and stepping over to her companion assisted her to the suddenly vacated cot. "The Meadow-Brook Girls Under Canvas" by Janet Aldridge

They carried something on a board, covered with an old patchwork quilt. "Atlantic Monthly, Vol. XII. July, 1863, No. LXIX." by Various

Surely the quilt was not always the same; yet the frames were never empty, and the chair was never vacant. "Idle Hour Stories" by Eugenia Dunlap Potts

Usage in poetry
At first you fancy they are built
As patterns for a crazy-quilt,
But soon you see that they express
An ambient simultaneousness.
"Post-Impressionism" by Bert Leston Taylor Author object (78)
A little, rudely sculptured bed,
With shadowing folds of marble lace,
And quilt of marble, primly spread
And folded round a baby's face.
"The Cradle Tomb In Westminster Abbey" by Susan Coolidge Author object (630)
He smoothed the clay where it was rough,
With his hard tender hand he drew
As 'twere a quilt of silken stuff
Between the sleeper and the dew.
"The Vision" by Katharine Tynan Author object (417)
Teeth of flowers, hairnet of dew,
hands of herbs, you, perfect wet nurse,
prepare the earthly sheets for me
and the down quilt of weeded moss.
"I Am Going To Sleep (Suicide Poem)" by Alfonsina Storni Author object (25)
I was surprised my quilt and pillow were cold,
I see that now the window's bright again.
Deep in the night, I know the snow is thick,
I sometimes hear the sound as bamboo snaps.
"Night Snow" by Bai JuYi Author object (75)
The pillow's low, the quilt is warm, the body smooth and peaceful,
Sun shines on the door of the room, the curtain not yet open.
Still the youthful taste of spring remains in the air,
Often it will come to you even in your sleep.
"Spring Sleep" by Bai JuYi Author object (75)