In literature

• Ismat Chughtai wrote an Urdu-language story entitled "Lihaf" ("The Quilt", 1941) that led to scandal and an unsuccessful attempt at legal prosecution of the author because it was about a lesbian relationship.

• The Quilter's Apprentice and many others by Jennifer Chiaverini

• The Quiltmaker's Gift and The Quiltmaker's Journey by Jeff Brumbeau, illustrated by Gail de Marcken

• Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood

• Wild Goose Chase by Terri Thayer

• Old Maid's Puzzle by Terri Thayer

• How to Make an American Quilt by Whitney Otto

• A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry

• Everyday Use by Alice Walker

• The Keeping Quilt by Patricia Polacco

• The Last Runaway by Tracy Chevalier

Periodicals[edit]

• Quilters Newsletter Magazine

• Patchwork- und Quiltjournal[29]

• European Quilt Art[30]

• Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting

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• Celia Eddy, Quilted Planet: A Sourcebook of Quilts from Around the World ISBN 1-4000-5457-5

• Carolyn Ducey, "Quilt History Timeline, Pre-History – 1800", International Quilt Study Center & Museum, University of Nebraska–Lincoln.

• Patricia Stoddard, Ralli Quilts: The Traditional Textiles from Pakistan and India

• MacDowell, Marsha, Mary Worrall, Lynne Swanson, and Beth Donaldson. 2016. Quilts and Human Rights. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. 232 pages. ISBN 978-0-8032-4985-1 (soft cover). Online review of the book

• Moye, Dorothy, "Lift Every Voice and Sing: The Quilts of Gwendolyn Ann Magee"

• International Quilt Study Center and Museum, World Quilts.