About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 45. Chapters: Blankets, Pillows, Quilt, Cushion, Mattress, Waterbed, Memory foam, Electric blanket, Horse blanket, Hudson's Bay point blanket, Patchwork quilt, Platform bed, Photo blanket, Saddle blanket, Possum-skin cloak, Duvet, Orthopedic pillow, Folded cloth, Law label, Space blanket, Bed sheet, Silk comforter, Hot water bottle, Mattress protector, ChenOne, Protect-A-Bed, Sheex, Futon dryer, Phonetic pillow, Box-spring, Draw sheet, Petate, Dakimakura, Button blanket, Fire blanket, Bolster, Orthopedic mattress, Throw pillow, Encased coil, Bed warmer, Afghan, Sex pillow, Pikolin, Stuffed article, Eye pillow, Anti-suicide blanket, Mattress pad, Contour leg pillow, Speaker pillow, Love pillow, Acupressure pillow, Bed skirt, Pierzyna, Bunkie board. Excerpt: A quilt is a type of bed cover, traditionally composed of three layers of fiber: a woven cloth top, a layer of batting or wadding and a woven back, combined using the technique of quilting. "Quilting" refers to the technique of joining at least two fabric layers by stitches or ties. In most cases, two fabric layers surround a middle layer of batting (cotton, polyester, silk, wool or combinations of fibers) which is a lighter, insulating layer. Batting is often referred to as "wadding" in Britain. Some modern quilts are made with an upper fabric layer, quilted to a layer of microfleece, perhaps without a fabric backing. The most decorative fabric surface is called the "top," and is the design focus. A single piece of fabric (a "wholecloth quilt") may be used as the top, or the top may be "pieced" from smaller fabric pieces. Sewing together smaller pieces of fabric into a larger patchwork "block" of fabric creates the basic unit. The "patchwork" of the top is typically made of a series of blocks (all identical, or of diverse design), which are made sequentially and then assembled...
