A real word challenge...

**Krystyna** · 01-03-2016, 01:32 PM

My personal annoyance is SELVAGE (Noun -the edge of woven fabric finished so as to prevent raveling, often in a narrow tape effect, different from the body of the fabric v. SALVAGE (Verb - to save goods from damage or destruction, especially from a ship that has sunk or been)

Originally Posted by maviskw

Those misspellings bother me also. Like there and their, to and too and two, here and hear, bear and bare; there are lots more. Too many people don't really know the difference. And as a teacher, I just want to reach for my red pencil. LOL

**matraina** · 01-03-2016, 03:41 PM

Originally Posted by maviskw

Those misspellings bother me also. Like there and their, to and too and two, here and hear, bear and bare; there are lots more. Too many people don't really know the difference. And as a teacher, I just want to reach for my red pencil. LOL

I also hate to see words used the wrong way. It's in newspapers, church bulletins, radio announcers. It's all over the place. I used to take English scholarship tests, so those things jump right out for me. However, since this is a quilting board, I bite my tongue and listen to their ideas.

**Gerbie** · 01-04-2016, 05:34 AM

Originally Posted by maviskw

Those misspellings bother me also. Like there and their, to and too and two, here and hear, bear and bare; there are lots more. Too many people don't really know the difference. And as a teacher, I just want to reach for my red pencil. LOL

I totally agree with you and as a retired teacher I also want to grab a red pencil, or give them a quick grammar lesson. I also cringe when I hear many of the "educated" news people or public speakers using incorrect grammar .

dd · 01-02-2016, 05:59 AM

I understand exactly what you're saying. Oh, you made that from scraps. You didn't have to buy the fabric. Well, I did have to buy that fabric. I just used every single little piece of that fabric I bought. I also find it difficult to use all the different fabrics but I like what I have been able to do.

**Stitchit123** · 01-03-2016, 04:14 AM

In the beginning quilts were made from the scraps of worn clothing and the few precious scraps from making cloths for the family. Just because they were made from scraps did not prevent the quilters from creating beautiful works. I have a Double Wedding Ring quilt that was made for my 85 yr.old MIL's grandmother's hope chest. The scraps were traded amongst the ladies during their quilt gatherings. I still cut up the good parts of worn clothing to add to my scrap collection.

bj · 01-02-2016, 06:00 AM

I think they look like confetti. I love scrappy!

**Sew Krazy Girl** · 01-03-2016, 11:08 AM

Originally Posted by bj

I think they look like confetti. I love scrappy!

Me too! There's a certain charm to "scrappy" quilts. I call mine Scrappy Happy because they make me smile.

**Dolphyngyrl** · 01-02-2016, 07:15 AM

Well you can use a like of forty matching fabrics and I would still consider it scrappy because it has a lot of different fabrics. I think the term is up to who ever is interpreting it. I don't think anyone would deem it less valuable. Look how much a crazy quilt can go for and it is essentially scrappy. Fabric is pricey no matter how you use it. Value is in the eye of the beholder

**Onebyone** · 01-02-2016, 07:31 AM

There is a big difference between a scrap quilt and a scrappy quilt. Patchwork is the word I use around non quilters who can get on my nerves.

**maviskw** · 01-02-2016, 07:40 AM

I do like mosaic, even though I really love making scrappy quilts. And I usually don't pay for my fabrics. Most of them are free. Other people don't realize the value of their leftovers and they are headed for the trash bin. So I rescue them or are given them. What I buy are neutrals and blenders to bring all those scraps together.

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