Originally Posted by #1piecemaker
(Post 4762409)
It is a proven fact that our brains don't process vowels. Mine has a hard time with consonants. But, I do pretty good with Wheel of fortune. hehehehe!! Still don't know what a BOM is. heheheh!
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I look at them as an added bonus to keep the old gray matter working. I even laugh at some that I've incorrectly interperated when I find out the "real" meaning.:)
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Found this list that was posted a while ago.
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 DS = Dear Son or Dear Sister DSIL - Dear Sister in Law or Dear Son in Law DH = Dear Husband DC = Dear Cousin DD = Dear Daughter DGK = Dear Grandkids DGD = Dear Grand Daughter DGS = Dear Grand Son 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 |
Much as I dislike the abbreviations, they do save time. Guess we have to keep up with new trends. Imagine the day we start speaking in abbreviations!
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What I want to know is how do you find out what they mean? Is there a list or something I can print out, to understand what people are talking about? It is very confusing to me. Thanks
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I must tell you, a friend in England said she just bought a new Dictionary and there is a whole section in the back of abbreviations. and how to write emails too!
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Originally Posted by #1piecemaker
(Post 4762409)
It is a proven fact that our brains don't process vowels. Mine has a hard time with consonants. But, I do pretty good with Wheel of fortune. hehehehe!! Still don't know what a BOM is. heheheh!
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Well,most of us are from an older generation,but I don`t mind the abberviations and as for the spelling that also comes from our generation because typing on a keyboard is different from a typewriter.I enjoy the board too much to worry about these. BTW which is By the way,BOM is Block of the Month.When you have GC and GGC you pick up a lot of these things.
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LOL can also mean Lots of Love,per my DGD.I agree with the person who said we need to keep the gray matter going.It is a proven fact that the more we keep analyzing and studying things the better our thinking process is.
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One that really bothers me is Xmas, it is Christmas.
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