| Word | Description |
| Gathering stitch | a long running stitch that can be pulled to gather fabric. This is especially useful when sewing circles or curves. It will smooth out the round edges and eliminate any sharp points or corners. |
| Glass-head pins | Glass-head pins - pins with glass on the head that won't melt when pressed, and is easy to find in a mass of quilt top. |
| Grain (grain line; on grain) | the lengthwise or crosswise threads in woven fabric. |
| Greige goods | raw, unfinished fabric. This is fabric before it is dyed or processed and rolled onto the bolt. |
| Grid method | the process of dividing quilt blocks into smaller units. Nine-patch and four-patch are examples. Dividing a quilt block makes it easier to sew together, plus you can see ways to change the design more easily. |
| Grid quilting | quilting in vertical and horizontal lines, like a grid, across the quilt top. This is also known as cross-hatch. |