# quilter

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkwɪtlɚ/ · frequency rank #84,643

## Definitions
1. A person whose hobby or profession is making quilts.
2. A person whose hobby or profession is making quilts.
Mary's house showcases fabrics galore because she is a quilter.
3. A person who uses a hand or machine stitch to decorate a quilt, or to sew together the layers of a quilt.
4. A person who performs the entire process of making a patchwork quilt, whether or not it is decorated with quilting stitches.

## Etymology
From quilt + -er.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/quilter