Editing Quilt (section)

=== Patchwork and piecing ===
{{Main|Patchwork}}

One of the primary techniques involved in quilt making is [[patchwork]], sewing together geometric pieces of fabric often to form a design or "block". Also called piecing, this technique can be achieved with hand stitching or with a [[sewing machine]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://worldquilts.quiltstudy.org/americanstory/quiltsare/patchwork|title=Patchwork|last=International Quilt Study Center & Museum|date=2013|website=World Quilts: The American Story|access-date=March 21, 2017}}</ref>