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2. Narrative quilting - Wikipedia

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   One of the most important quilt patterns that was seen throughout the American Indian communities was the Star Quilt. It had both common, utilitarian purposes, as well as ceremonial purposes. They also became very important to the economy of the reservation. [10] Star of Bethlehem Quilt. The Star Quilt pattern in quilting is an eight-pointed ...

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   We also look for tops that have flattering silhouettes that provide shape without adding bulk. Fun and trendy details like ruffles, puffed sleeves, nice necklines and modern patterns are a bonus, too.

4. Quilting - Wikipedia

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   Quilts tops were designed and pieced by one woman using scraps of hand-dyed cotton. This cotton often comes from old dresses or shawls. Once pieced, the quilt top is placed on a reed mat with the other layers and sewn together using thick, colored thread in straight parallel lines by members of the designer's family and community. [11]

5. Quilt - Wikipedia

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   Stitching patterns can be a decorative element. A single piece of fabric can be used for the top of a quilt (a "whole-cloth quilt"), but in many cases the top is created from smaller fabric pieces joined, or patchwork. The pattern and color of these pieces creates the design.

6. Quilts of Gee's Bend - Wikipedia

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   A 1979 quilt by Lucy Mingo of Gee's Bend, Alabama. It includes a nine-patch center block surrounded by pieced strips. The quilts of Gee's Bend are quilts created by a group of women and their ancestors who live or have lived in the isolated African-American hamlet of Gee's Bend, Alabama along the Alabama River.

7. Nakshi kantha - Wikipedia

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   Quilt, 19th century, cotton and wool. Nakshi kantha. Nakshi kantha, a type of embroidered quilt, is a centuries-old Bengali art tradition of the Bengal region, notably in Bangladesh and the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura, and parts of Assam. [1] [2] [3] The basic materials used are thread and old cloth. [4]