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Quilting History in America > 
The concept of patchwork, to make efficient or frugal use of valuable woven textiles is known in various parts of the world. Applique is practiced for decorative purposes on clothing and home furnishings. Padded and quilted (stitched) garments are worn for warmth, geometric stitching patterns on linings can be construed as decorative, but most quilted garments were either worn as underwear or were covered with an outer layer of fashionable (and unquilted) silk. The techniques have not yet been combined into what we recognize as a quilt.
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