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Friday, January 15, 2010

Quilting Acronyms

I came across these quilting acronyms from a quilting blog, many thanks to The Quilting Cat, I had to share them. I'll definitely have to try and remember some of these ...

  • BOB = Beginner's Only Block (swap)
  • BOM = Block of the Month
  • DSM = Domestic Sewing Machine
  • DWR = Double Wedding Ring
  • FART = Fabric Aquisition Road Trip
  • FIU = Finish It Up
  • FQ = Fat Quarter
  • 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
  • SABLE = Stash Accumulation Beyond Life Expectancy
  • SEX = Stash Enhancing eXperience (or eXcursion)
  • STASH = Special Treasures All Secretly Hidden
  • TGIF = Thank God It's 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, and Time
  • WOW = White On White
  • WWIT = What Was I Thinking

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