They "Quilt This City"

Orchard, Northern Quilted sing "We Quilt This City" | Mischief shows Carter's is "More than Just Cute" | Known, Charlie Day teach DK Metcalf how to act for Hulu Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( August 2, 2024 CONNECT WITH 4A's  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [X]( [4A's SmartBrief]( News for the advertising, media, and marcom industries [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [SHARE]( ADVERTISEMENT Top Story [] [Orchard, Northern Quilted sing "We Quilt This City"]( [Orchard, Northern Quilted sing "We Quilt This City"]( (Quilted Northern/YouTube) Orchard reworked the 1980s hit "We Built This City" by Starship as "We Quilt This City," sung by a trio of "Quilted Queens" in a humorous 60-second spot for Quilted Northern. The campaign includes short behind-the-scenes videos on social showing the trio rehearsing. 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