Quilt vs. Afghan — What's the Difference?

A quilt is a multi-layered textile, traditionally composed of two or more layers of fabric or fiber. Commonly 3 layers are used.

A knitted or crocheted coverlet or blanket, especially one with colorful geometric designs.

A warm bed covering made of padding enclosed between layers of fabric and kept in place by lines of stitching, typically applied in a decorative design.

Afghan (Pashto/Persian: افغان) refers to someone or something from Afghanistan, in particular a citizen of that country. The pre-nation state, historical ethnonym Afghan was used to refer to a member of the Pashtuns.

Join together (layers of fabric or padding) with lines of stitching to form a bed covering, a warm garment, or for decorative effect

Of or relating to Afghanistan or its people or culture.

Punch (someone)

A native or inhabitant of Afghanistan; an Afghani.

A coverlet or blanket made of two layers of fabric with a layer of cotton, wool, feathers, or down in between, all stitched firmly together, usually in a decorative design.

A person of Afghan ancestry.

A thick protective cover similar to or suggestive of a quilt.

A rug having a colorful geometric design.

To make into a quilt by stitching (layers of fabric) together.

An Afghan hound.

To construct like a quilt

A blanket or throw, usually crocheted or knitted.

To pad and stitch ornamentally.

A type of iced chocolate biscuit, sometimes containing cornflakes and topped with a walnut.

To make a quilt.

Of or pertaining to Afghanistan.

To do quilted work.

A native of Afghanistan.

A bed covering consisting of two layers of fabric stitched together, with insulation between, often having a decorative design.

A kind of worsted blanket or wrap.

A roll of material with sound-absorbing properties, used in soundproofing.

A blanket knitted or crocheted in strips or squares; sometimes used as a shawl

A quilted skirt worn by women.

A native or inhabitant of Afghanistan

To construct a quilt.

An Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan; the official language of Afghanistan

To construct something, such as clothing, using the same technique.

A coat made of sheepskin

To beat or thrash.

Tall graceful breed of hound with a long silky coat; native to the Near East

Anything that is quilted; esp., a quilted bed cover, or a skirt worn by women; any cover or garment made by putting wool, cotton, etc., between two cloths and stitching them together; also, any outer bed cover.

Of or relating to or characteristic of Afghanistan or its people

To stitch or sew together at frequent intervals, in order to confine in place the several layers of cloth and wadding of which a garment, comforter, etc., may be made; as, to quilt a coat.

To wad, as a garment, with warm soft material.

To stitch or sew in lines or patterns.

Bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together

Stitch or sew together;

Create by stitching together