MellieKQuilter

I think of material for clothes, and fabric for projects, like quilts.

collady

A million years ago when I was in high school, my Home Ec. teacher told us it was fabric. The other things we used were materials. So I have always said fabric.

butterflies5518

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BellaBoo

I like the sound of the word fabric better then material when spoken. It's like someone who pronounces de on the week names instead of day, day sounds so much prettier.

lynn_z

A lot of stores started popping up a few years back..Joann's Fabric, Fabric Depot, etc. When do you ever Material in a store name?

Phannie1

I don't remember my mom every saying Fabric. It was alway material. I think it may also be a regional thing, like coke or soda and my cousin's pop.

Carrie Jo

fabric,cloth,material....I love it all.

sewmary

Material here in my part of the world. Fabric now because I quilt.

Oh by the way, speaking of regional differences, how many of you drink water from a bubbler?

ckcowl

when i went to sewing school- we were taught that fabric is just one of the materials you use to sew something- other materials are---thread- needles, scissors, ect...
cloth and fabric are the same thing- materials could be refering to just about anything-
when the contractors built our deck they used materials---no fabrics though :)

leatheflea

Shelby Materials here indiana, they sell gravel and stone. So I guess fabric is soft an material is hard!