Quilt \Quilt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Quilted; p. pr. & vb. n. Quilting.]

1. To stitch or sew together at frequent intervals, in order to confine in place the several layers of cloth and wadding of which a garment, comforter, etc., may be made; as, to quilt a coat. --Dryden.

2. To wad, as a garment, with warm soft material.

3. To stitch or sew in lines or patterns.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Quilting \Quilt"ing\, n.

1. The act of stitching or running in patterns, as in making a quilt.

2. A quilting bee. See Bee, 2.

3. The material used for making quilts.

4. (Naut.) A coating of strands of rope for a water vessel.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)