I've been a quilter for over 25 years, but have just joined this Board this week. I am amazed at all the abbreviations used in the posts. I wish someone would at least once list the abbreviations you used so I can print a list of them to look at as I read. I am 76 years old and tend to forget those things. Thank you.
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Hello,
If you click on the "Search" link at the top and search for the word, "Abbreviation," you'll get lots of links for previous discussions about all the acronyms. :) Welcome to the board! :) Elizabeth |
http://www.stashbuster.com/id19.html
More information than you really wanted:):):) |
don't feel badly about it at all. this question comes up frequently. i did a search for 'acronyms' and here is a list of the results. read through and you will get lots of help. welcome to the board.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/search....cronyms&u=&s=0 |
Here's a list that's been posted that contains a lot of the abbreviations specific to this board:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/user_page.jsp?upnum=3335 ACRONYMS & TERMS 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 Nine Patch DH = Dear (or Darn) Husband 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 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 KWIM = Know what I mean LA = LongArmer, professional machine quilter LAQ = Long Arm Quilter LAQM = Long Arm Quilting Machine LMAO = Laughing My Ass off! LMBO = Laughing my butt 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 PIF+ pay it forward— sending something to someone--- cause it feels good! Free, or for postage only. 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) 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 (squishy is the way they feel) 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 |
Thanks so very much for all of your effort in typing this. I am printing it off.
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I can't take credit for any of it - I just copied and pasted it from someone else's post in that other thread (conversation) - the link at the top of the list. :)
Happy quilting! |
If you do a google search on the subject "internet abbreviations" or "texting abbreviations" you will get an updated list. The list is ALWAYS changing as teens find new ways to text POS (parent over shoulder).
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Hi and welcome to the board from Iowa.
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