Quilt

According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the word Quilt is a noun and it is “a bed coverlet of two layers of cloth filled with padding (such as down or batting) held in place by ties or stitched designs.” In the story, “A Jury Of Her Peers” by Susan Glaspell it says on page157 (paragraph 11) “They were so engaged with the quilt that they did not hear the footsteps on the stairs. The word quilt is used as a two layer of cloth to show how thick the bed coverlet is. They did not hear the footstep because of the double layer cloth. This word helped me understand what the author was trying to tell us.