Quilting Word of the Week – White Work

White Work – There are various terms for this technique, but in general, “white work” encompasses it quite well.  This involves quilting solid pieces of white fabric, without any patchwork or applique.  It may be one solid piece to fit your bed.  Or you might use large squares that you sew together with backing and filling/padding.

The machine or hand quilting creates the design on the white background.  These were popular in days ago and sometimes were given as wedding gifts.  Thus I’ve heard them referred to as bridal or wedding quilts, too.