Originally Posted by
Prism99
I also think this is the British term for "quilt top". No negative connotations implied. It's like "wadding", the British term for batting.
My dh lived in the UK for over 20 years and still calls the trunk of the car the "boot". He also uses the term "petrol" for gasoline.
Fascinating and you could be right that it's British or at least European. Right off hand I can't remember where exactly I had first heard it. My DH's grandmother or my grandmother (who was Irish) perhaps? I personally don't use the expression much just because over the years hearing "quilt top" so many time I've relearned to call them that.