| A | B |
| quilt | a warm bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together |
| batting | cotton or wool fibers used as filling for quilts |
| patchwork | pieces of cloth of many different colors, shapes, and sizes sewn together |
| backing | a large sheet of cloth to which the patches of a quilt are sewn |
| stitches | an in-and-out movement of a threaded needle in sewing |
| heirloom | an object that has been passed down in a family |
| piecing | method for sewing together patches for quilt blocks |
| binding | narrow pieces of coordinating or contrasting fabric strips that are sewn to the edges of the quilt to "bind" the three layers together |