▁one ▁area ▁so ▁that ▁another ▁stands ▁out . ▁ ▁The ▁whole ▁process ▁of ▁creating ▁a ▁qu ilt ▁or ▁qu ilt ed ▁gar ment ▁also ▁involves ▁other ▁steps ▁such ▁as ▁design ing , ▁cutting , ▁pie cing , ▁app li qué , ▁and ▁binding . ▁A ▁person ▁who ▁works ▁at ▁qu il ting ▁is ▁term ed ▁a ▁qu il ter . ▁Qu il ting ▁can ▁be ▁done ▁by ▁hand , ▁via ▁a ▁se wing ▁machine , ▁or ▁by ▁a ▁special ized ▁long arm ▁qu il ting ▁system . ▁ ▁Qu ilt ▁stores ▁often ▁sell ▁fabric , ▁thread , ▁patterns ▁and ▁other ▁goods ▁that ▁are ▁used ▁for ▁qu il ting . ▁They ▁often ▁have ▁group ▁se wing ▁and ▁qu il ting ▁classes ▁where ▁one ▁can ▁learn ▁how ▁to ▁se w ▁or ▁qu ilt . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Early ▁qu il ting ▁The ▁orig ins ▁of ▁qu il ting ▁remain ▁unknown ▁but ▁se wing ▁techniques ▁of ▁pie cing , ▁app li qué , ▁and ▁qu il ting ▁have ▁been ▁used ▁for ▁cl othing ▁and ▁furn ish ings ▁in ▁diverse ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁for ▁several ▁mill enn ia . ▁ ▁The ▁earliest ▁known ▁qu ilt ed ▁gar ment ▁is ▁dep icted ▁on ▁the ▁car ved ▁iv ory ▁figure ▁of ▁a ▁Ph ara oh ▁d ating ▁from ▁the ▁ancient ▁Egypt ian ▁First ▁D ynast y ▁( ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁arch ae olog ists ▁discovered ▁a ▁qu ilt ed ▁floor ▁covering ▁in ▁Mong olia , ▁estimated ▁to ▁date ▁between ▁ 1 0 0  