Quilting Word Search
Quilting joins three layers, a pieced top, a soft middle and a backing, with rows of stitching that hold the whole thing steady. Designs such as Log Cabin and Nine Patch have passed between sewers for generations, often with nothing written down. Plenty of old quilts were built from worn clothing and cotton feed sacks, which is why no two of them match.
Quilting word search (Easy)
Find these 10 words
10 words, across and down only
- block
- border
- fabric
- needle
- pattern
- quilt
- scissors
- seam
- stitch
- thread
Quilting word search (Medium)
Find these 15 words
15 words, adds diagonals
- backing
- batting
- binding
- block
- border
- fabric
- hoop
- needle
- pattern
- quilt
- scissors
- seam
- stitch
- thimble
- thread
Quilting word search (Hard)
Find these 20 words
20 words, any direction, backwards too
- applique
- backing
- basting
- batting
- binding
- block
- border
- fabric
- hoop
- needle
- patchwork
- pattern
- quilt
- sashing
- scissors
- seam
- stitch
- template
- thimble
- thread
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Words in the Quilting word search
Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.
- quilt
- Layered bed covering held together by lines of stitching.
- fabric
- Cloth cut into pieces and sewn to form the top.
- needle
- Short sharp tool that carries thread through all three layers.
- thread
- Fine strand that joins the pieces and holds the layers.
- stitch
- Single pass of thread through the three layered sandwich.
- scissors
- Blades for trimming fabric, thread and stray corners.
- pattern
- Written plan showing how the pieces fit together.
- block
- One finished square unit repeated across the quilt top.
- seam
- Join between two pieces, usually pressed to one side.
- border
- Strip of fabric framing the outside of the quilt top.
- batting
- Soft middle layer giving a quilt its warmth and loft.
- binding
- Narrow folded strip that covers and finishes the raw edge.
- backing
- Bottom layer of fabric sitting behind the batting.
- hoop
- Round frame holding one section taut for hand quilting.
- thimble
- Fingertip cap used to push the needle through thick layers.
- basting
- Long temporary stitches holding layers until real quilting begins.
- sashing
- Strips of fabric separating the blocks across the top.
- template
- Shaped guide traced onto fabric before the pieces are cut.
- patchwork
- Small pieces joined together into one larger design.
- applique
- Shapes stitched onto a background rather than pieced in.
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