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CindyinNY 08-02-2010 06:23 PM

As I have said in most of my replies, I am a newbie, very much a NEWBIE because I haven't gotten my feet wet yet. I've been too busy reading and looking at all the beautiful things posted here.
I'd like to ask a favor though, bold of me, I know. :oops:

While reading I have come across many terms I don't understand.
For example: WIP, FQ, UFO, OBW and FMQ.
Would it be possible for someone to post what some of these terms mean? If it has already been done, I apologize and if so, could someone please tell me where I can find it.

QuiltMania 08-02-2010 06:33 PM

WIP -- Work in Progress. A quilt you are not finished with yet.

FQ -- Fat Quarter. A piece of fabric 18" x 22". You buy these already cut at your fabric store.

UFO -- Unfinished Fabric Object. Same thing as WIP.

OBW -- One Block Wonder. Type of quilt pattern. Others can explain this better than I.

FMQ --Free Motion Quilting. Quilting you do when you drop the feed dogs on your machine. Now you can quilt in any directions and make all kinds of patterns (feathers, circles, loops, etc)

JEM65 08-02-2010 06:34 PM

Cindy welcome!

WIP - work in progress
FQ - fat quarter (18X22 inch cut of fabric)
OBW - one block wonder
FMQ - free motion quilting
UFO - unfinished object ( all the projects we start then put aside for later. LOL!)

walen 08-02-2010 06:43 PM

Cindy, thanks for asking...lots to learn on this site!

litacats 08-02-2010 06:49 PM

thanks for asking I have often wondered about this myself

C.Cal Quilt Girl 08-02-2010 07:14 PM

Welcome, the good part is that if this were teens, I'd be totally lost !!! :) This seems to be a good mix of all!

QBeth 08-03-2010 09:03 AM


Originally Posted by CindyinNY
As I have said in most of my replies, I am a newbie, very much a NEWBIE because I haven't gotten my feet wet yet. I've been too busy reading and looking at all the beautiful things posted here.
I'd like to ask a favor though, bold of me, I know. :oops:

While reading I have come across many terms I don't understand.
For example: WIP, FQ, UFO, OBW and FMQ.
Would it be possible for someone to post what some of these terms mean? If it has already been done, I apologize and if so, could someone please tell me where I can find it.

Here's a quick link to some acronyms:
http://quiltinggallery.com/2009/04/2...ters-acronyms/

You can also use the Search button, for acronyms, at the top of the page to search this Board for more of them. Welcome aboard!


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