Quilting Odds and Ends

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1. What is the main color used in Amish quilts for over 300 years? White Blue Black Yellow

2. What do you call a quilt that has no design and is just random pieces of fabric sewn together? French quilt Dream quilt Depression quilt Crazy quilt

3. Sashiko is a type of quilting that originated in which of the following countries? Peru Japan Canada Greece

4. Quilting was used to make a padded armor that was known by which of the following names? Gambrel Gambeson Gambetta Gambia

5. For many years it has been considered bad luck to incorporate which of the following shapes into a wedding quilt? Hearts Flowers Circles Cats

6. Subscription quilts were usually given to which of the following people? A new mother A widow in mourning A student leaving for college A departing minister

7. When putting the three layers of a new quilt together by hand, where does the seamstress start her sewing? From the top edge and work down From the center and work out From the side edge and work in It does not matter

8. Which U.S. city is home to The National Quilt Museum? Las Vegas, Nevada Honolulu, Hawaii Miami, Florida Paducah, Kentucky

9. In the United States, the fluffy insulating material that goes between the top and bottom layers of a quilt is known as batting. True False

10. A quillow is a small baby quilt, usually made from soft flannel. True False