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Quilting Abbreviations

Look through 93 acronyms and abbreviations related to Quilting:

PIW — Project In Waiting
PIT — Project In Tote
PIP — Project In Progress
FLIMSY — Un-quilted top
BOM — Block of the Month
TUFO — Tuesday UnFinished Object night
WOF — Width of Fabric
MGBTQ — Must Get Back To Quilting
UFO — Unfinished Object
JELLY ROLL — 2 1/2-inch x 42-inch fabric strip (usually rolled up and sold in a set)
GITERDONE — Get 'er Done! (Term most often used for ancient or dreaded projects)
HSY — Haven't Started Yet
RQQ — Rag Queen Quilters
EQ — Electric Quilt
SUI — Shopping Under the Influence
SID — Stitch in the Ditch
F8 — Fat 1/8th piece of fabric (9-inches x 22-inches)
TURNOVER — 6-inch triangle fabrics in a pack
QUILT CANDY — Small charm pieces of fabric, folded up to look like candy
SEX — Stash Enhancing eXpedition
SQUISHY — Envelope filled with swap fabric or gifts sent or received in the mail
401 F — Fabric for Retirement
SABLE — Stash Accumulation Beyond Life Expectancy
PIM — Project in Mind
TAFTA — The Australian Forum for Textile Arts
401 P — Patterns for Retirement
RENUA — Report of Non-University Activities
WIWMI — Wish It Would Make Itself
TOAD — Trashed Object Abandoned in Disgust
FQ — Fat Quarter of fabric (18-inches x 22-inches)
WUFO — Wednesday UnFinished Object night
SAQM — Small Arm Quilting Machine
TOT — Tone-On-Tone
SIGGIE — Square of fabric with SIGnatures (and possibly other information) on it
OSMG — Old Sewing Machine Guy
DSM — Domestic Sewing Machine
QUIMM — Quilt In My Mind
SIY — Sew it Yourself
LQS — Local Quilt Shop
WOMBAT — Waste Of Material, Batting, And Time
COC — Cream on Cream
NQR — Not Quilt Related
TIC — Triple Irish Chain
LC — Layer Cakes (a pile of co-ordinating 10" squares)
WHIM — Work Hidden In Mind
MQN — Michigan Quilt Network
PIGS — Projects in Grocery Sacks
FW — FeatherWeight (type of sewing machine)
D4P — Double Four Patch
DIME — 10-inch square piece of fabric