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2. Quilt - Wikipedia

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   Quilts were frequently made to commemorate major life events, such as marriages. Fundraising quilt. Quilts were often made for other events as well, such as graduations, or when individuals left their homes for other communities. One example of this is the quilts made as farewell gifts for pastors; some of these gifts were subscription quilts.

3. Layer cake - Wikipedia

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   For a Dobos torte, all cake layers are baked separately.. Whereas in modern layer cakes, layers are generally baked to a height of around 2 inches (5.1 cm) and split horizontally, another method of preparing cake layers is used for cakes like Dobos torte and Prinzregententorte: The cake batter is baked in seven or eight separate thin layers, [2] about a half-inch thick each in the finished stack.

4. They made one-of-a-kind quilts that captured the public's ...

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   Stella Mae Pettway, who has sold her quilts on Etsy for $100 to $8,000, has characterized having scissors and access to more fabrics now as a paradox of “advantage and a disadvantage.”

5. Patchwork quilt - Wikipedia

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   A patchwork quilt is a quilt in which the top layer may consist of pieces of fabric sewn together to form a design. [1] Originally, this was to make full use of leftover scraps of fabric, but now fabric is often bought specially for a specific design.

6. 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]

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   Gee’s Bend quilters served as an inspiration for Target’s Black History Month collection, though the quilters reaped limited financial benefits […] The post They made one-of-a-kind quilts ...