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Old 08-02-2011, 10:10 PM
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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
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Old 08-02-2011, 11:01 PM
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I have one that could be added to the list: SABLE - Stash accumulated beyond life expentancy
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Old 08-02-2011, 11:09 PM
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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 :)
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Old 08-03-2011, 12:23 AM
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Thanks Jaci. I will make a copy of this to keep beside the computer!
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Old 08-03-2011, 01:15 AM
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Thanks for these. Many are new to me and I just love the acronym WOMBAT.
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Old 08-03-2011, 01:42 AM
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Great list. What is IRR?
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Old 08-03-2011, 01:45 AM
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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!
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Originally Posted by annthreecats
Great list. What is IRR?
International Round Robin
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Old 08-03-2011, 01:58 AM
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Thank you Jacquie for the list.
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Old 08-03-2011, 02:57 AM
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bookmarked...drives me crazy these codes...
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