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As with a lot of words, they change in meaning as time moves along. Fabric/material. I remember when a quilt was covered by a bedspread. Quilts were strictly a utilitarian thing and made use of scraps of fabric (material?). Now it's the bedspread! And remember when chenille bedspreads went out of vogue? Nowadays it's "cool" to actually make it!
Now, what's the difference between a quilt and a comforter? We don't hear the word comforter much any more. My idea is that a comforter has a thicker batt and is tied, not quilted. What do you say?
Now, what's the difference between a quilt and a comforter? We don't hear the word comforter much any more. My idea is that a comforter has a thicker batt and is tied, not quilted. What do you say?
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It's a minor cringe really but my inner spell checker wants to scream when someone puts "boarders" on their quilt. I always picture the guy you rent a room to climbing onto your quilt center. Now if you want to create a "border" for your quilt to separate it from other segments or the edge I'm fine with that.
My late FIL called them blankets and sometimes even rugs. But the worst was when I had a brown wool quilt top laid out on the floor and someone actually walked on it like it WAS a rug!! no damage done though.
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Since this came up many times in this thread, I have to ask. When did "material" become "fabric" actually? It was "material" when I took home ec in 6th grade. I didn't get extremely involved in sewing again until about 5 years ago and was surprised that it's now called "fabric". Can someone explain the difference and why the terminology changed?
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The director of the facility where my mom resides commented on a lovely afghan I sent her for Christmas. It was a QUILT ! LOL Obviously these individuals are not surrounded by fiber artists.
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But when making a Lemoyne star that has Y seams then the term "set in" is used because the seams for attaching the corner squares and side triangles involves a Y seam (set in seam).
So Setting is the correct term depending on what procedure one is doing just as much as Set in is. They are two different techniques.
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As the saying goes, " A rose by any other name...."
I grew up going to "House of Fabrics" so saying fabric is not a concern. My grandmother always said she thought I was crazy to cut up fabric only to sew it back together. Her mother was a seamstress but my grandmother was not big on the domestic scene.
I don't care if people call my quilts a blanket - I would be thrilled just to get a thank you note.
I grew up going to "House of Fabrics" so saying fabric is not a concern. My grandmother always said she thought I was crazy to cut up fabric only to sew it back together. Her mother was a seamstress but my grandmother was not big on the domestic scene.
I don't care if people call my quilts a blanket - I would be thrilled just to get a thank you note.
Sorry about the soap box!
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