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Momma_K 12-23-2010 07:18 AM

Acronyms

BOM Block Of the Month
BTW By The Way
DB Dear (Darling) Brother
DBF Dear (Darling) BoyFriend
DD Dear (Darling) Daughter
DDIL Dear (Darling) Daugher-In-Law
DGD Dear (Darling) GrandDaughter
DGS Dear (Darling) GrandSon
DH Dear (Darling) Husband
DS Dear (Darling) Son / Dear (Darling) Sister
DSIL Dear (Darling) Son-In-Law / Dear (Darling) Sister-In-Law
DSM Domestic Sewing Machine (home sewing machine, not longarm)
DWR Double Wedding Ring (quilt pattern)
EQ Electric Quilt (a software package for designing quilts)
FART Fabric Acquisition Road Trip
FIUP Finish It UP
GFG--Grandmother's Flower Garden
HST Half-Square Triangle
HSY Haven’t Started Yet
HTH Hope That Helps
IMHO In My Humble Opinion
IMO In My Opinion
LOL Lots Of Laughter / Laugh Out Loud
LQS Local Quilt Shop
MAM Mile-A-Minute (a modern version of crazy quilt block)
OTOH On The Other Hand
PIGS Project(s) In Grocery Sack(s)
QST Quarter Square Triangle
ROFL Rolling On the Floor Laughing
ROFLOL Rolling On the Floor Laughing Out Loud
SABLE Stash Accumulation Beyond Life Expectancy
SBS--Sunbonnet Sue
SEX Stash Enhancing eXperience
STASH Special Treasure, All Secretly Hidden
TGIF Thank God It’s Finished
TY Thank You
UFO UnFinished Object
WHIMM Work Hidden In My Mind
WIP Work In Progress
WOMBAT Waste Of Material, Batting, And Time

frugalfabrics 12-23-2010 10:42 AM

Oh, thanks for posting...I meant to go in search of your abbreviations, now I don't have to.

Barb

arbed31 12-23-2010 10:59 AM

Thanks for explaining them

AnnieH 12-23-2010 11:43 AM

TY IMHO UR G8

Momma_K 12-23-2010 01:09 PM


Originally Posted by AnnieH
TY IMHO UR G8

HA! It took a minute to figure out the "long" word! HA!

Thanks! :thumbup:

zelda2 12-28-2010 04:52 AM

can I ask a dumb one? what is FMQ?

zelda2 12-28-2010 04:54 AM


Originally Posted by zelda2
can I ask a dumb one? what is FMQ?


never mind..... I found it.....duh....

ligia 12-28-2010 05:02 AM


Originally Posted by zelda2
can I ask a dumb one? what is FMQ?

free motion quilting

Momma_K 12-28-2010 07:01 AM


Originally Posted by ligia

Originally Posted by zelda2
can I ask a dumb one? what is FMQ?

free motion quilting

Never any dumb questions! How else are you going to find out! :wink: Thats what got me into wanting to post this list, I got tired of looking it up. DebbieSteven25 made an awesome list, I printed it out and after cleaning up, I can't find it!! :cry: BUt I hope the one I put up here is useful for you, glad to see it's being used! :thumbup:

jellyrollnut 12-28-2010 05:30 PM

Thanks I needed this.


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