▁another ▁technique ▁of ▁fast ening ▁the ▁three ▁layers ▁together . ▁This ▁is ▁done ▁primarily ▁on ▁qu il ts ▁that ▁are ▁made ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁and ▁are ▁needed ▁quickly . ▁The ▁process ▁of ▁ ▁t ying ▁the ▁qu ilt ▁is ▁done ▁with ▁y ar ns ▁or ▁multiple ▁str ands ▁of ▁thread . ▁Square ▁kn ots ▁are ▁used ▁to ▁finish ▁off ▁the ▁t ies ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁qu ilt ▁may ▁be ▁was hed ▁and ▁used ▁without ▁fear ▁of ▁the ▁kn ots ▁coming ▁und one . ▁This ▁technique ▁is ▁commonly ▁called ▁" t ack ing ." ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Mid west , ▁tack ed ▁bed ▁covers ▁are ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁com for ters . ▁ ▁Qu il ting ▁is ▁now ▁taught ▁in ▁some ▁American ▁schools . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁taught ▁at ▁senior ▁cent ers ▁around ▁the ▁U . S ., ▁but ▁qu il ters ▁of ▁all ▁ages ▁attend ▁classes . ▁These ▁forms ▁of ▁work sh ops ▁or ▁classes ▁are ▁also ▁available ▁in ▁other ▁countries ▁in ▁gu ild s ▁and ▁community ▁colleg es . ▁ ▁Contempor ary ▁qu il ters ▁use ▁a ▁ ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁qu il ting ▁designs ▁and ▁styles , ▁from ▁ancient ▁and ▁eth nic ▁to ▁post - mod ern ▁fut ur istic ▁patterns . ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁one ▁single ▁school ▁or ▁style ▁that ▁domin ates ▁the ▁qu ilt - making ▁world . ▁Reg ard less ▁of ▁skill ▁level , ▁all ▁qu il ters ▁know ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁having ▁the ▁right ▁tools ▁when ▁qu il ting . ▁Having ▁the ▁right ▁tools ▁increases ▁the ▁fluid