Batting is used to fill quilts. You can get polyester, bamboo, cotton or a mix in the correct size of the quilt you are making (crib, full, king). You can buy batting at places like Joann's and maybe even Walmart.
A calico quilt is a quilt made out of calico fabric.
A quilt block is an individual piece of fabric used to make the pattern of the quilt top. Many blocks are sewn together to create a quilt. Quilt pieces could be be called patches, or blocks. Usually a quilt block is assembled from several quilt pieces, though not always. They are sometimes called appliqué.
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Quilt can be a noun (the item) or a verb (to make a quilt, quilting).
A quilt is a handmade blanket. "My grandmother gave me her favorite quilt last year."
Stippling is a technique used to fill in large background areas of a quilt. It is a meandering line of very curvy stitching, where the lines never cross each other. I suppose you could do it in hand quilting, but I've only seen it used in free-motion machine quilting. It takes practice to make the curves smooth and to not quilt yourself into a corner!
Some conservators and historians refer to a quilt made by a slave as a "slave quilt."
The official state quilt of Alabama is the Pine Burr Quilt. It was designated as such in 1997.
Yes, it is a noun. It is a cover for a bed or chair. To quilt is a verb meaning to make a quilt.
Quilt patterns include instructions, diagrams and pattern pieces showing you how to make a quilt.
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