Prism99

Thank you, Cindy! I learned lots from your list!

Jo Belmont

I began amassing these terms quite awhile ago, and everytime the subject comes up, there are new ones which emerge. I see that there are already a couple here I didn't have. However, for what it's worth, here's my list which I keep filed under "Q-Speak" . . . hope it helps.


BF – Boyfriend
BIL – Brother-in-Law
BOB - Beginner’s Only Block (swap)
BOM - Block of the Month
BTW – By the Way
CC – Creative Contemplation
COW – Cream on White
CSIA – Can't Stand It Anymore (See DSAL)
DD – Darling/Dear Daughter
DH – Dear Husband/Hubby
DIL – Daughter-in-Law
DS – Dear Son
DSAL – Donation to Salvation Army
DSM - Domestic Sewing Machine
DW – Darling/Dear Wife
DWR - Double Wedding Ring
FART - Fabric Aquisition Road Trip
FIL – Father-in-Law
FIU - Finish It Up
FLIMSY – Finished Top, Not Quilted
FM or FMQ – Free Motion Quilting
FP – Foundation Piecing
FPP – Foundation Paper Piecing
FQ - Fat Quarter
F8 – Fat Eighth
FROGGIN' – Taking out stitches (as in "rip it, rip it")
FW – Featherweight
GF - Girlfriend
GFG – Grandmother's Flower Garden
HP – Hand Piecing
HST - Half-Square Triangle
HQ – Hand Quilting
HQT – Half Quarter Triangle (also see QST)
HSY - Haven’t Started Yet
LAQ- Long Arm Quilter
LQS - Local Quilt Shop
MAQ - Mid-Arm Quilter
MIL – Mother-in-Law
MOM - Mom
OBW - One-Block Wonder
OT – Off Topic
PFD – Prepared for Dying
PHD - Project Half Done
PIGS - Projects in Grocery Sacks
PIPS – Projects in Progress/Process
PIW – Project in Waiting (waiting to grow up to be a WIP)
PM – Private Message
PP – Paper Piece
QG – Quilt Guild
QST – Quarter Square Triangle (also see HQT)
SABLE – Stash Accumulation Beyond Life Expectancy
SEX – Stash Enhancing Experience
SIL – Sister-in-Law or Son-in-Law
SITD – Stitch in The Ditch
SnW – Stack and Whack
STASH – Special Treasure, All Secretly Hidden
TGIF – Thank Goodness It's Finished
TOAD – Trashed Object Abandoned in Disgust
TOT – Tone on Tone
UFO – Unfinished Object
USO – Unstarted Object
VIP – Very Important Project
WHIMM – Work Hidden in My Mind
WIP – Work in Progress
WIW – Waiting in Wings
WIWMI – Wish It Would Make Itself
WISP – Work in Slow Progress
WIVSP – Work in Very Slow Progress
WOF – Width of Fabric
WOMBAT – Waste of Material, Batting and Time
WOW – White on White
WWIT – What Was I Thinking

(My personal favorite is FROGGIN') ... Jo

DebbieL

great list!

Sharoni

Lets us not forget. OMG Oh My Gosh!!

KarenSimon

FART I like that one.