Patchwork quilt

A "fat quarter" is one square meter (or one yard by the width of the fabric, typically 42–44") folded into four and cut along the folds, thus giving a relatively square piece of fabric 50 cm on a side, as opposed to buying a quarter of a meter off the roll, resulting in a long thin piece that is only 25 cm wide.

Eighteenth-century patchwork "was a ladies’ leisure pursuit"[1] in both Europe and North America, with the earliest surviving specimens from Wiltshire in 1718[6] and Quebec in 1726[7] made of silk.

Handmade quilts were a very common wedding gift for young couples, and were often mentioned specifically in wills due to their sentimental significance.

It was not uncommon, in early American culture, for quilts to reflect a mosaic of a woman's life, often including swatches of material from memorable events such as pieces of a wedding gown or a child's baptismal garment.

The Amish and Mennonite women of the Pennsylvania Dutch country have been creating exquisite quilted masterpieces since the mid-19th century (and some believe even earlier).

In 1987 in San Francisco, the Names Project commenced as a memorial to the lives of people who died from AIDS and related diseases with quilt panels made by loved ones.

Also known as the AIDS Quilt, it grew to comprise many thousands of panels, and spawned similar projects in countries around the globe.

This non-traditional method of quilting uses small blocks of color to achieve the look of a watercolor painting where there is no fixed pattern.