BBT = Be Back Tomorrow

BOB = Beginner’s Only Block (swap)

BOM = Block of the Month

Charm Pack = package of pre-cut squares

Charms = Small pieces of fabric, either squares or sometimes hexagons, all different fabrics

COC = cream on cream

CT = Connecting Threads

D4P = Double four patch

D9P= disappearing 9 patch

DC/DDog = Dear Cat/Dear Dog (spell out dog, otherwise may be mistaken for Dear Daughter)

DIC = Double Irish Chain

Dimes = 10" squares

DIY = Do it yourself

DSM = domestic sewing machine

DWR = Double Wedding Ring

EPP = English Paper Piecing

EQ = Electric Quilt quilting software (also seen as EQ5, EQ6, and now EQ7)

F8 / FE = Fat Eighth

FART = Fabric Acquisition Road Trip

FFO = Finally Finished Object

FIU = Finish It Up

FLIMSY = Finished top, not quilted

FM = free motion quilting

FQ = Fat Quarter

Frog Stitching = ripping out stitched seams (rip it, rip it)

FW = Featherweight (squishy is the way they feel) FW = fusible web, no brand specific

GF = girl friend or God forbid or Grandmother' s Fan

GFG = Grandmother' s Flower Garden

HP = hand piecing

HQ = hand quilting

HST = Half square triangle

HSY = Haven't Started Yet (pronounced hussy)

Jelly Rolls = pre-cut noodles rolled up and sold as a set

LA = LongArmer, professional machine quilter

LAQ = Long Arm Quilter

LAQM = Long Arm Quilting Machine

LMAO = Laughing My Arse off!

LOL = Laugh out loud

LQS = Local Quilt Shop

MAQ = Mid-Arm Quilter

Nickles = 5" squares

Noodles = 2 1/2" by width of fabric

NQR = Not Quilt Related (an alternative to OT)

OBW = One Block Wonder

OSMG = Old Sewing Machine Guy

PFD = fabric that is Prepared For Dyeing

PHD = Project Half Done

PIGs = Project In a Grocery Sack

PIPS = projects in process

PITS = Project In Totes

PIW = project in waiting (waiting to grow up to be a WIP)

PMS = pizza M&Ms and sewing

PP = paper piecing

QIMM = Quilts in My Mind

QOTD = Question of the day, Quick off topic discussion or quilting off topic discussion

QR = Quilt Related

QST= Quarter Square Triangles

Quilt Candy = Small charm pieces of fabric folded up to look like candy

RR = Round Robin

SABLE = Stash Accumulation Beyond Life Expectancy

SAQM = Short Arm Quilting Machine

SaS = Steam a Seam

SEX = Stash Enhancement EXperience (or eXcursion)

SID = stitch-in-the- ditch quilting

Siggies = Squares of fabric with signatures and often other info written on them

SnW = Stack and Whack

SQ = Simply Quilts Squishie = Envelopes filled with swap fabric/blocks

STASH = Special Treasures All Secretly Hidden

TBQ = To Be Quilted


TGIF = Thank God It's Finished!

TIC = Triple Irish Chain

TOAD = trashed object abandoned in disgust

TOT = Tone On Tone

TUFO = Tuesday UFO night group/WUFO = Wednesday UFO...etc.

UFO = UnFinished Object

USO = UnStarted Object

VIP = Very Important Project

WHIMM = Works Hidden In My Mind

WIMM = Work in my mind

WIP = Work in progress

WISP = Work In Slow Progress

WIVSP = Work In Very Slow Progress

WIWMI = Wish It Would Make Itself

WOA = Work of art

WOF = Width of Fabric

WOMBAT = Waste of Money, Batting, and Time

WOW = White On White

WWIT = What Was I Thinking

xxQG = someplace something Quilting Guild

YBR = yellow brick road

YoYo = A circle of fabric gathered to form a puffy circle

I have one that could be added to the list: SABLE - Stash accumulated beyond life expentancy

Love it :)

PMS - and all these years I thought it was something else LOL, but all along it was Pizzas, M&Ms and Sewing - you learn new things every day :)

Thanks Jaci. I will make a copy of this to keep beside the computer!

Thanks for these. Many are new to me and I just love the acronym WOMBAT.

Great list. What is IRR?

hey thanks now, with the exception of the last few, no longer have to ask, what do they mean by.......Some were easy to figure out, some took a little time; now with this post all will be clear. thanks:D!

International Round Robin

Thank you Jacquie for the list.

bookmarked...drives me crazy these codes...