1. German
   Latin
2. French

Quilt comes to us by way of the Latin word 'culcita,' which means 'cushion.'

1. Iran
   Mongolia
   Egypt
2. Siberia
   China
   Pakistan

The quilted carpet was discovered in a cave tomb in Mongolia.

1. two
   three
2. four
   five

Quilts have three layers -- the quilt top, the batting and the backing.

1. with round-bladed quilting scissors
   with a rotary cutter
2. with a fabric Exacto knife

Rotary cutters are essential quilting tools -- they're basically a razor-blade wheel with a handle.

1. a straight ruler
   synthetic fabric
2. a cutting mat

It's very important to use a gridded non-slip ruler -- NOT a regular straight ruler -- with a rotary cutter.

1. nylon
   satin
   velvet
2. cotton
   polyester

Basic cotton is how you should start out -- it's the easiest fabric to work with.

1. yes
   no
2. maybe

Most quilters do prewash their fabric to eliminate any 'surprises' -- like bleeding and uneven shrinking -- that could ruin a finished quilt.

1. Treat the edges of the fabric with glue.
   Cut a small triangular piece from each corner of the fabric.
2. Put the fabric in a mesh bag.

Cutting a little piece from the corners will usually prevent fraying.

1. a cutting tool that cuts a standard yard of fabric into quarters
   a quilt that's one-fourth the size of a normal quilt
2. a quarter-yard of fabric

A fat quarter is the basic unit in quilting. It's a quarter-yard of fabric that's 18 by 22 inches instead of the standard 9-by-44-inch cut.

1. yes
   no
2. maybe

Nope -- unfortunately, it's not that easy. The higher the size, the thinner the needle.

1. sharps
   milliners
2. crewels
   betweens

Betweens are short, sharp needles that are perfect for pushing through multiple layers.

1. one-eighth inch
   one-quarter inch
2. half-inch

Quilt seams always have a quarter-inch allowance.

1. Get a quarter-inch presser foot for your sewing machine.
   Always have a ruler handy.
2. Be very, very careful.

You could try to do it yourself, of course, but a quarter-inch presser foot will ensure that you never stray from the norm.

1. One is for fabric and one is for paper.
   They have to be extra sharp, so you need a backup in case one pair gets dull.
2. One pair should be regular scissors and one should be pinking shears.

You'll need a pair of fabric scissors and another for cutting paper patterns.

1. yes
   no
2. maybe

Legends abound about quilts being used to identify 'safe houses' on the Underground Railroad, but historians have yet to find hard evidence.

1. yes
   no
2. maybe

We do tend to think of quilting as common women's work during this time, but most women sewed to meet basic clothing needs. Until the Industrial Revolution, only the rich had time to make decorative quilts.

1. the 1830s
   the 1880s
2. the 1930s
   the 1980s

Crazy quilts, with their random assortment of patchwork pieces, were all the rage in the 1880s.

1. batting
   hand-stitching
2. a unified color scheme

Crazy quilts aren't stuffed with batting. They were also made with fancier fabrics, so they were used more for home decoration than for bedding.

1. yes
   no
2. maybe

No, be very careful to keep the hand sewing thread out of the machine.

1. South Carolina
   Florida
   North Carolina
2. Mississippi
   Georgia
   Alabama

The bold geometric quilts from Gee's Bend, Alabama, were displayed in 12 cities.