quilt

Everyday

1. A quilt is a warm bed cover made of two layers of cloth with soft stuffing between them, often stitched in a pattern. tree →
2. A patchwork quilt is made from many small pieces of cloth sewn together. tree →
3. (verb) To quilt means to sew layers of cloth together with stitches in lines or patterns. tree →
4. (UK) A quilt is also another word for a duvet. tree →

In the lessons

In maths lessons quilts are used for patterns, shapes, symmetry and area: a quilt of squares in rows and columns is like an array, so rows × squares in each row = total squares. In history and stories quilts show family traditions and handmade gifts. Phrases: patchwork quilt, quilted jacket, a crazy quilt.

Examples

• Grandma made me a patchwork quilt for my birthday. tree →
• The quilt has 6 rows of 8 squares, so it has 48 squares. tree →
• I pulled the quilt over my head because it was cold. tree →
• Each square of the quilt is a different colour. tree →
• She is quilting a cover for the new baby. tree →
• I wore my quilted jacket in the snow. tree →
• The quilt has a pattern with a line of symmetry down the middle. tree →
• Ida placed the flowers in the doll's bed, and drew the quilt over them. tree →

Note

Countable: a quilt, two quilts. The "qu" sounds like "kw". In area problems, a quilt is often a rectangle made of equal squares: count rows times columns. Do not confuse quilt with guilt (feeling bad about doing wrong).

In Jewish tradition

It is a covering of goats' hair that Michal put at the head of the dummy in the bed. The Hebrew word is uncertain, and some think it means a net or a pillow.

Interpretation. The story shows Michal saving David by a trick. The teraphim are household figures, and the tradition sees it as an odd thing to find in David's house.

Examples

• And when the messengers came in, behold, the teraphim was in the bed, with the quilt of goats' hair at the head thereof. (Prophets 1SA.19.16, JPS 1917) tree →
• And Michal took the teraphim, and laid it in the bed, and put a quilt of goats' hair at the head thereof, and covered it with a cloth. (Prophets 1SA.19.13, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Countable: a quilt, two quilts. The "qu" sounds like "kw". In area problems, a quilt is often a rectangle made of equal squares: count rows times columns. Do not confuse quilt with guilt (feeling bad about doing wrong).