|
Comforters may be tied, but quilts can also be tied. My Mother and your Grandmother as well as her Mother made QUILTS, it doesn't matter if they were stitched or tied.
|
Originally Posted by Jan in VA
(Post 6978472)
Maybe this will help eliminate the "argument".
Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines quilt as: QUILT. : a bed coverlet of two layers of cloth filled with padding (as down or batting) held in place by ties or stitched designs. Jan in VA |
I have always thought of a comfort as having more batting in it, bigger pieces and made out of heavier fabrics ( mom used men's wool suits. I grew up in the '50's and we didn't have modern heating, we would have one comfort on our bed and one quilt. Really cold night we could always have another quilt, but many more than that they would get too heavy.
|
Originally Posted by tessagin
(Post 6977992)
I was always told the difference between a quilt and a comforter was the closeness of the stitching/tying. Quilts were closer stitched/tied. Comforters were stitched/tied much further apart. If you look some comforters are as far apart in stitching as a foot. Some are only stitched/tied around the edges and very little in the center. I just call them as the words roll of my tongue. I have no problem with standing and being corrected. All opinions and corrections are welcomed. Just be nice, please!:)
Jeri |
Originally Posted by meyert
(Post 6978475)
This is how I looked at it.... silly old me.... if they were store bought they were comforters. If they were made by yourself or someone else (other than the Walmart or JC Penney factory) then the were quilts
Jeri Jeri |
Funny, and I was told in a class not too long ago that a tied quilt is not a quilt, it's a "coverlet".
The definition Jan posted seems to sort of back that up, in that it appears a quilt is a type of coverlet? I consider tied quilts to still be quilts. In my mind, a comforter is not pieced, nor is it bound, and it has high loft and large spaces between quilting lines. I don't think I've ever seen anything with ties that I'd consider to be a "comforter". Funny how complex it gets, and almost arbitrary in some ways. |
I wonder how much of our take on this is regional? A down comforter to one may be a feather tick to someone else. just a thought.
|
My quilt may be your comforter,
It's not for me to say. Coverlet or feather tick; Is it tied or sewn this way? I don't care who is wrong or right, As long as it keeps me warm at night!!! |
Originally Posted by wildyard
(Post 6985466)
My quilt may be your comforter,
It's not for me to say. Coverlet or feather tick; Is it tied or sewn this way? I don't care who is wrong or right, As long as it keeps me warm at night!!! |
| All times are GMT -8. The time now is 06:03 PM. |