[quote=clsurz] ......I'm sure 200 plus years ago ladies that used old fabrics and materials around the house who quilted considered them blankets........a covering to keep family members warm..../quote]
And in Colonial times, the bedcoveriung were often called "rugs"! Now that makes me claustrophobic!
But, does it bother me when quilts are called blankets? Yes, like nails on a blackboard. By the same token, I prefer "fabric, not "material" or, worse, "cloth". But I shudder internally and just move away from the subject.
Jan in VA