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01-04-2018, 06:44 AM
#31
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Honestly, I never thought about this. I was sewing garments for my kids long before I started quilting, so "material" and "fabric" at first were interchangeable to me. I do say "Fabric" all the time now because I don't sew garments hardly anymore, but quilt all the time. Good point!
01-04-2018, 07:16 AM
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A friend of mine could never understand why I would cut up perfectly good fabric into small pieces and sew it back together to make a large piece. She could never do that. Well she is now a quilter and makes beautiful quilts and I often remind her of that statement and we get a good laugh from it.
01-04-2018, 07:20 AM
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01-04-2018, 07:22 AM
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01-04-2018, 07:22 AM
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I don't get the material versus fabric thing either, since the words used to be used fairly interchangeably. I say fabric so that people won't tell me that I'm wrong.
On the other hand, I would think it was wrong to say, "The material of space time," or "Fabric data safety sheets." LOL
On the other hand, I would think it was wrong to say, "The material of space time," or "Fabric data safety sheets." LOL
01-04-2018, 08:09 AM
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I cringe at this one as well. How can you be a quilter without learning the terminology? I also grew up when it was called material, but when I began sewing and later quilting, it became fabric.
01-04-2018, 08:10 AM
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Pet peeves
My husband, after being married to me for 26 years, knows there are certain pet peeves regarding quilting. One I can't help but cringe at is when someone calls a quilt a "blanket".
Today we received a thank you note from one of his siblings to whom I gifted a quilt for Christmas. She wrote, "Thank for the blanket!..." My husband got a hearty laugh out of that. It's a good thing we love our family.
What funny little quirks do you have in regards to our craft?
Today we received a thank you note from one of his siblings to whom I gifted a quilt for Christmas. She wrote, "Thank for the blanket!..." My husband got a hearty laugh out of that. It's a good thing we love our family.
What funny little quirks do you have in regards to our craft?
Fabric/material ? nope, doesnt bother me...fingernails on that chalkboard for me is the use of "salvages" vs selvages.....grrrrr
01-04-2018, 08:57 AM
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The first vignette in this thread reminded me of a funny happening from my past. Many years ago, I cross-stitched on a regular basis. I got a wedding invitation, the young lady has chosen china etc. at a local jeweler's shop. I made a trip to the shop, checked out the colors on her china, made some notes and headed out. I chose a floral pattern and did a bread cloth that matched her china. I placed the cloth in a silverplate bread basket . . . sent it to the shower as I was unable to attend. A few weeks later, I received a thank you note for the basket and the pretty NAPKIN! I got a kick out of that! Couldn't help but wonder if she ever figured out what it was for. We live in a small community, though, so I didn't share this story widely as I liked this gal and her family a LOT!
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