Merriam Webster says:
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English quilte mattress, quilt, from Anglo-French coilte, from Latin culcita mattress
1 a : a bed coverlet of two layers of cloth filled with padding (as down or batting) held in place by ties or stitched designs
2 : something that is quilted or resembles a quilt
Function: verb
transitive verb
1 a : to fill, pad, or line like a quilt b (1) : to stitch, sew, or cover with lines or patterns like those used in quilts (2) : to stitch (designs) through layers of cloth c : to fasten between two pieces of material
2 : to stitch or sew in layers with padding in between
intransitive verb
1 : to make quilts
2 : to do quilted work
- quilt·er noun
Technically speaking, the Cathedral Windows technique does not produce a real quilt. I for one, however, will not argue with anybody who does all that work and wants to call it a quilt anyway. They can call it whatever they want. :lol: :wink: