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12-29-2009, 09:07 AM

quilterbee1962

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Join Date: Dec 2009

Location: Oklahoma

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Hi, I've been on the Quilting Board for a few months, but have never registered so I thought I would introduce myself. I have been making quilt tops now for about 5 years, but have been around it all my life. I can remember sitting at the feet of my beloved Granny while she was sewing with her Singer treadle machine. I didn't really start making quilt tops until after she went home to heaven. I guess I wanted to just keep a piece of her "alive" here on earth. I have made several quilts for my family & friends and even some with the blocks that she started but didn't finished...those are my most treasured!! :)

I have so much enjoyed all the postings and have learned so much from everyone. I just have one small question...I am always trying to figure out what some of your abbreviations are...some I recognized like FIL - DIL, etc, but some I am totally stumped. Would you be interested in helping a newbie with these? :D :D

12-29-2009, 10:13 AM

Jim's Gem

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Join Date: Jun 2008

Location: Camarillo, California

Posts: 35,242

Welcome to the board from Southern California!
There are so many abbreviations that are used!! I think there was a thread at one time that explained a lot of them.
DH, DD, DS, DGD/S = dear or darling husband, daughter, son, grandson/daughter etc.
LOL laugh out loud
RFLOL rolling on floor laughing out loud
WOF Width of fabric
FQ Fat quarters
LMAO Laughing my ___ off
Hopes this helps a little!!!

12-29-2009, 10:21 AM

billswife99

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Join Date: Jun 2009

Location: Lexington, OK

Posts: 729

Welcome Quilterbee! I am in central Ok, just a bit south of OKC. I started quilting because of my grandma too. I just wish I would have started before she was gone.

So there is a quilt show in OKC soon, are you planning to go?

http://www.qscexpos.com/

12-29-2009, 10:25 AM

quilterbee1962

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probably won't make it...I live in NE OK and as you know the weather is so unpredictable. I haven't really been to that many shows just what I have seen at fairs, etc.

12-29-2009, 10:27 AM

quilterbee1962

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Thanks Gayle...I appreciate the help...I've never been real good at making out abbreviations...you know like personalized car tags I can never figure out what they say!! :)