Quilting can be done by hand, by sewing machine, or by a specialist longarm quilting system.

Quilting can be elaborately decorative, comprising stitching fashioned into complex designs and patterns, simple or complex geometric grids, " motifs " traced from published quilting patterns or traced pictures, freehand, or complex repeated designs called tessellations.

Quilting is a sewing method done to join two or more layers of material together to make a thicker padded material.

Quilting clothing began to be generally used in the 14th century, with quilted doublets and armor worn in France, Germany, and England and quilted tunics in Italy.

Quilting is often combined with embroidery, patchwork, applique, and other forms of needlework.

* Ralli Quilting – Indian quilting, often associated with the Gujarat region.

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* Betweens or Quilting: These needles are shorter than sharps, with a small rounded eye and are used for making fine stitches on heavy fabrics such as in tailoring, quilt making and other detailed handwork ; note that some manufacturers also distinguish between quilting needles and quilting between needles, the latter being slightly shorter and narrower than the former.

It also creates two programs for national distribution ( The Woodwright's Shop and Lap Quilting with Georgia Bonesteel ).

* Shadow or Echo Quilting – Hawaiian Quilting, where quilting is done around an appliquéd piece on the quilt top, then the quilting is echoed again and again around the previous quilting line.

* Watercolor Quilting – A sophisticated form of scrap quilting whereby uniform sizes of various prints are arranged and sewn to create a picture or design.

The 2003 Quilting in America survey estimated that the total value of the American quilting industry was $ 2. 7 billion.

" Quilting frames " were often used to stretch the quilt layers, and maintain even tension to produce high quality quilting stitches, and to allow many individual quilters to work on a single quilt at one time.

Quilting was a very popular early American pastime, particularly in the Midwest, where quilting circles were a common social pastime for women.

Quilting is done to create bed spreads, art quilt wall hangings, clothing, and a variety of textile products.

Quilting has been part of the needlework tradition in Europe from about the 5th century CE.

Longarm Quilting involves placing the layers to be quilted on a special frame.

Quilting is usually completed by starting from the middle, and moving outward toward the edges of the quilt.

Quilting.

“ Quilting ” refers to the technique of joining at least two fabric layers by stitches or ties.

Quilting techniques are often incorporated into garment design.

Quilting traditions are particularly prominent in the United States, where the necessity of creating warm bedding met the paucity of local fabrics in the early days of the colonies.

Quilting was often a communal activity, involving women and girls in a family, or in a larger community.

Quilting bees were important social events in many communities, and were typically held between periods of high demand for farm labor.

Quilting was done not only for traditional bedding but for warm clothing.

Quilting was particularly common in Italy during the Renaissance.

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How can we make sense of this division??

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