🧵 A quilt maker 🪡 A sewing machine

quilter

6.6

A machine that stitches the layers of a quilt together

noun
/ˈkwɪltər/

Specialized

: máquina de acolchar

I love all aspects of quilting and am a prize-winning machine quilter using a domestic machine.

Examples

As part of her compensation, Sarah is taught how to quilt by this reclusive, cantankerous master quilter.

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The quilter carefully adjusted the settings on her machine to perfectly stitch the quilt layers together.
To create beautiful patterns, the quilter selected vibrant fabrics before using her machine.
In the workshop, the quilter demonstrated how to operate the machine for beginners learning the craft.

Synonyms

sewing machine

vsquilter

24 2.2

A machine that joins cloth or leather with thread

is used for stitching many layers together in manufacturing and crafts

stitcher

vsquilter

1 3.4

A person or machine that sews pieces of cloth together

stitches several layers of fabric together for bed coverings or craft use

seamer

vsquilter

6.2

A person or machine that sews pieces of material together

stitches layers through the whole fabric rather than just joining edges

How Powerful

quilter

Specialized

6.6

sewing machine

24 2.2

Surface Forms

quilter singular

quilters plural

Morphology

quilter = quilt (transparent) = quilt + er

The machine sense is a straightforward instrument noun meaning something that quilts.

Etymology

Quilter can also mean a machine. It comes from quilt (from Latin culcita 'cushion') and the ending -er can mean a tool that does the action, so a quilter is a machine that stitches the layers of a quilt together.