▁ ▁The ▁number ▁of ▁patterns ▁possible ▁by ▁sub d ivid ing ▁Four -, ▁Five -, ▁Seven -, ▁N ine - P atch es ▁and ▁E ight - Point ed ▁Stars ▁and ▁using ▁tri angles ▁instead ▁of ▁squares ▁in ▁the ▁small ▁sub div isions ▁is ▁almost ▁end less . ▁ ▁Types ▁and ▁equipment ▁Many ▁types ▁of ▁qu il ting ▁exist ▁today . ▁The ▁two ▁most ▁widely ▁used ▁are ▁hand - qu il ting ▁and ▁machine ▁qu il ting . ▁ ▁Hand ▁qu il ting ▁is ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁using ▁a ▁need le ▁and ▁thread ▁to ▁se w ▁a ▁running ▁st itch ▁by ▁hand ▁across ▁the ▁entire ▁area ▁to ▁be ▁qu ilt ed . ▁This ▁bind s ▁the ▁layers ▁together . ▁A ▁qu il ting ▁frame ▁or ▁ho op ▁is ▁often ▁used ▁to ▁assist ▁in ▁holding ▁the ▁piece ▁being ▁qu ilt ed ▁off ▁the ▁qu il ter ' s ▁lap . ▁A ▁qu il ter ▁can ▁make ▁one ▁st itch ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁by ▁first ▁driving ▁the ▁need le ▁through ▁the ▁fabric ▁from ▁the ▁right ▁side , ▁then ▁pushing ▁it ▁back ▁up ▁through ▁the ▁material ▁from ▁the ▁wrong ▁side ▁to ▁complete ▁the ▁st itch ; ▁this ▁is ▁called ▁a ▁st ab ▁st itch . ▁Another ▁option ▁is ▁called ▁a ▁rock ing ▁st itch , ▁where ▁the ▁qu il ter ▁has ▁one ▁hand , ▁usually ▁with ▁a ▁finger ▁we aring ▁a ▁th im ble , ▁on ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁qu ilt , ▁while ▁the ▁other ▁hand ▁is ▁located ▁beneath ▁the ▁piece ▁to ▁push ▁the ▁need le