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capucine 04-05-2011 07:56 AM

Is there a page that can help with quilting abbreviations used within QB?:) :-D

amma 04-05-2011 07:58 AM

Here ya go :D:D:D

http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-47128-1.htm

gaigai 04-05-2011 07:59 AM


Originally Posted by capucine
Is there a page that can help with quilting abbreviations used within QB?:) :-D

Click on Search and type in Abbreviations. There are LOTS of pages, because someone asks the same question weekly.

This also applies to "What is OWB" or any other subject you are curious about.

crafty_linda_b 04-05-2011 08:03 AM

Here is a list of the most common acroymns for quilting that I am aware of.
Happy Stitchin' Linda B.




Quilter's Acroynms
BOB--Beginner Only Block
BOM--Block of the Month
BOW--Block of the Week
CW--Cathederal Window
D9P--Disappearing 9 patch
DSM--Domestic Sewing Machine
DWR--Double Wedding Ring
FART--Fabric Aquisition Road Trip
FIU--Finish It Up
FMQ--Free Motion Quilting
FQ--Fat Quarter
GED--Get 'er Done!! (oh thats Larry the cable guy's line)
HST--Half Square Triangle
HSY--Haven’t Started Yet
LAQ--Long Arm Quilter
LQS--Local Quilt Shop
MAQ--Mid Arm Quilter
OBW--One Block Wonder
PHD--Project Half Done
PIGS--Projects in Grocery Sacks
QW--Quilters Retreat
SABLE--Stash Accumulation Beyond Life Expectancy
SBS--Sun Bonnet Sue
SEX--Stash Enhancing eXperience (or eXcursion)
STASH--Special Treasures All Secretly Hidden
SITD--Stitch in the Ditch
TGIF--Thank God I'm Finished
TOT--Tone on Tone
UFO--UnFinshed Object
WHIMM--Works Hidden In My Mind
WIP--Work In Progress
WISP--Work In Slow Progress
WIVSP--Work In Very Slow Progress
WIWMI--Wish It Would Make Itself
WOF--Width of Fabric
WOMBAT--Waste of Money, Batting & Time
WOW--White On White
WWIT--What Was I Thinking


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