The Keeping
Quilt
Key Vocabulary: This will be tested on Thursday October 7, 2010
border- a part that formsthe outside edge of
something
gathering- a comingtogether of people
needles- small, thin toolsused for sewing
scraps- leftover bits ofcloth
sewn- fastened with stitchesusing a needle and thread
threaded- passed threadthrough the eye of a needle
Other Vocabulary which they will not be tested on:
hauling- pulling or carrying
artificial- not real ornatural; fake
babushka- (buh*BUSH*kah) awoman’s head scarf; from the
Russian word meaning
“grandmother”
challah- a loaf of whitebread, often braided, that
traditionally is eaten at special
Jewish celebrations
linen- cloth made from fibersof the flax plant
handkerchief- a squarepiece of cloth used for wiping
the face or nose; a scarf
huppa- a canopy underwhich traditional Jewish
weddings are performed
poverty- being very poor
bouquet- a bunch of flowers