Abstract: A process for producing a painted, cord-bordered design on a comforter, includes the steps of superimposing a facing sheet of material on a layer of batting material which is on a backing sheet, positioning a cording material on the facing sheet in a predetermined pattern by use of a quilting machine, stitching the cording material immediately after positioning, the stitching going through all the layers of the comforter, removing the work piece from the quilting machine and painting those areas of the desired design which are bordered by the cording material.