Some Uses of Quilt

Many quilts are made with decorative designs; some quilts are not used as bed covering at all, but are rather made to be hung on a wall or otherwise displayed. In British English, quilt is another way of saying duvet, wadding is another way of saying batting, and calico refers to muslin rather than to a fabric with a printed pattern on it. There is some uses of quilt :

• Bedding
• Decoration
• For wrapping bodies in
• Armoury (see Gambeson)
• Commemoration (e.g., the "Twentieth Century Women of Faith" quilt on the Patchwork page)
• Education (e.g., a "Science" quilt)
• Campaigning
• Documenting events / social history etc.
• Artistic Expression
• Traditional gift

source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quilt