An old blanket was quilted between two colorful cloths to make a new bedspread. From LearnThat.org.
We drove on through a flat plain quilted with cabbages and beans, at the end of which loomed a little mountain. From Wordnik.com. [Excerpt: Driving Over Lemons by Chris Stewart] Reference
Over this a sleeveless jacket of rich dark blue or puce brocade, plain or quilted, is worn; the trousers, of which little is seen, being of brocade or satin. From Wordnik.com. [The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither] Reference
I think some kind of quilted wall hanging would look good above the bed. From Wordnik.com. [WIPS and finishes] Reference
Not sure what's particularly "quilted" about it, but whatever - paint names will always remain a bit of a mystery to me. From Wordnik.com. [October Hexagon] Reference
Thibetan monks, including a kind of quilted petticoat and an outer vestment not unlike an Eastern burnous. From Wordnik.com. [Ayesha, the Return of She] Reference
When we quilted, we jus 'got a good knot and lighted it. From Wordnik.com. [Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Arkansas Narratives, Part 4] Reference
On it lay the old lady wrapped in a white quilted silk dressing-robe. From Wordnik.com. [A Queen's Error] Reference
De old folks danced, quilted, and pulled candy durin 'de Christmastime. From Wordnik.com. [Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 2] Reference
He had taken off his mail, and wore only his quilted white under-tunic. From Wordnik.com. [The Saracen: The Holy War] Reference
Within minutes, Mrs. Leiber spots a white quilted Leiber calfskin purse. From Wordnik.com. [Purse Pursuit: Designer Embarks on a Shopping Spree to Bag Her Own Bags] Reference
Or, 'All mothers will be wearing straight-legged jeans or quilted jackets.'. From Wordnik.com. [The Official Preppy Author] Reference
She quickly dropped a quilted blanket over the chest containing her treasure. From Wordnik.com. [The Saracen: The Holy War] Reference
Tim tells her that the quilted white hot pants she wants to do look like a diaper. From Wordnik.com. [Holly Cara Price: Rubbernecking: Project Runway Episode 4, "Hats Off To You"] Reference
He pulled on a quilted tunic of embroidered red silk, its padding stuffed with linen. From Wordnik.com. [The Saracen: The Holy War] Reference
April is working on a pair of booty shorts (!) made out of quilted (!) white (!) fabric. From Wordnik.com. [Una LaMarche: Project Runway Episode 4 Recap: That Darn Hat] Reference
With temperatures in the upper 90s and many of his men wearing quilted fire suits, county Fire Capt. From Wordnik.com. ['It's Just Dry, Dry, Dry'] Reference
Upon this sheet or towel comes a quilted coverlet of the same size, and a sort of cushion stuffed with feathers. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 343, May 1844] Reference
Baby carriage robes of angora or lamb skins are lined with quilted satin and trimmed with felt of some light shade. From Wordnik.com. [Home Taxidermy for Pleasure and Profit A Guide for Those Who Wish to Prepare and Mount Animals, Birds, Fish, Reptiles, etc., for Home, Den, or Office Decoration] Reference
Think a wet-look quilted trench or a black shirt with a hefty wool panel running down its front, styled with a snood. From Wordnik.com. [Ozwald Boateng takes to the big screen] Reference
Chances are you'll get a decent fit from all kinds of coats, including peacoats, quilted barn jackets and ski jackets. From Wordnik.com. [What Women Can Buy in the Men's Department] Reference
The party outlawed pornography and cracked down on "immodest" clothing, enforcing a fashion for sexless quilted suits. From Wordnik.com. [Joining The Party] Reference
Sick, sick, sick, we tsked, shaking our heads and pulling our quilted jackets a little tighter to cinch out the unseasonable snowfall. From Wordnik.com. [The Perimeter] Reference
He just loved the star-quilted darkness and kept coming to the desert despite the locals who mistook him for a coyote and shot at him. From Wordnik.com. [The Return Of The Great Comet] Reference
Mrs. Grebby in a black satin grown, a long gold chain suspended round her neck, a Paisley shawl crossed over her chest, and a close bonnet of quilted blue satin. From Wordnik.com. [When the Birds Begin to Sing] Reference
She had the matchbox containing Clyde and a quilted bag that he knew contained the portrait of his father and apparently other things that clinked against the picture frame glass. From Wordnik.com. [The Fountain] Reference
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