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Quilting from Craft Trends enables you to reach buyers of two or more quilting products from online and offline sources. Quilting is a sewing method done to join two or more layers of material together to make a thicker padded material. Typical quilting is done with three layers; the quilt top, batting, and backing material. Quilting can be done by hand, by a sewing machine, or by a longarm quilting system.  Quilting is often combined with embroidery, patchwork, appliqué, and other forms of needlework.

These crafters quilt for a variety of reasons. Some do it as a form of relaxation. Others do it to fulfill their desire to have something unique that reflects themselves.  It reflects a love of nature, respect for a tradition, a look into the future, or support a cause. Quilters create their quilts for a variety of occasions such as a wedding, anniversary, birth of a new baby, to mark friendship, or sending their children off to college.  

Many types of quilting exist today.  The two most widely used are hand-quilting and machine quilting. Hand quilting is the process of using a needle and thread to sew a running stitch by hand across the entire area to be quilted. Machine quilting uses a sewing machine to sew the layers together. Quilting is done in a variety of styles from foundation piercing, echo, rally, sashiko, trapunto, tivaevae, watercolor quilting, and thread art.

Quilting is a craft done by consumers of all ages. Quilting is taught in many schools, at senior centers, craft stores, and as adult continuing education courses. Others are taught the art of quilting by family members and friends.

They purchase products such as quilting kits, quilting books, software, patterns, sewing machines, batting, needles, pins, frames, supply organizers, marking pencils & chalk, fabric, thread, patterns, rotary cutters, rulers, cutting mats, and quilting hoops.

Quilting requires a considerable amount of time and energy. It requires skills and dedication to be able to finish one project out of a simple fabric and thread. Quilting is a challenge to develop craftsmanship to plan, design, measure, and put everything together.  

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