AnnHenry 2 Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 It seems appropriate to have an easily accessible list of abbreviations somewhere. As new ones are added, I will update this original post so that the reader only has to read this top post and not all those that follow. I hope I simplified things by putting them alphabetically. Thanks for all your responses. BFO --------------------blinding flash of the obvious BFSSM-----------------Bonnie\'s Fabulous Steam and Starch Method BTW--------------------By the way BUG--------------------Butt Ugly Quilt CC----------------------continuous curve CL----------------------Circle Lord CQ----------------------CompuQuilter CRS---------------------Can\'t remember s*** DH----------------------dear hubby / husband DM / DSM -------------domestic sewing machine E2E---------------------edge to edge / pantograph FAQ\'s-------------------Frequently Asked Questions; a feature of this forum and almost all websites (see top banner of this page). Frog--------------------(quilter\'s slang) remove stitches, tear out, rip it, [ribbit, ribbit, ribbit] GC-----------------------Grandchildren HTH----------------------Hope this helps HSY (list)----------------Haven\'t started yet IMHO--------------------In my humble opinion LA / LA\'er---------------longarm / longarmer LOL----------------------laughing out loud -- a take-off of the olden days of snail mail when one would make a funny comment and then write (Ha!Ha!) My sister kept signing her e-mails with it, thinking it meant "Lots of Love," until I had to set her straight. LQG----------------------local quilt guild MIL / SIL, etc.----------mother-in-law, sister-in-law, etc. NFWICQTO-------------No flipping way I can quilt this out!!! NQR----------------------Not Quilt/Quilting Related PITA----------------------pain in the a** PPP-----------------------practice! practice! practice! .....(alternate: pictures! pictures! pictures!) .....(alternate: pray! pray! pray!) QS / LQS----------------Quilt Store / Local Quilt Store ROFLMHO---------------Rolling on floor laughing my head off SAS----------------------Storm at Sea SBS----------------------Sunbonnet Sue SID-----------------------stitch in the ditch SOG----------------------straight of grain (as opposed to a bias border which a seminole border would be). SPI-----------------------Stitches per inch SR------------------------Stitch regulator TIA-----------------------Thanks in advance TT------------------------Terry\'s Twists (Sally Terry design) U2U----------------------a personal message sent between readers of this forum; see FAQ\'s URL ----------------------Uniform Resource Language. Computer term for a web address; the location on the web where a file or information is stored. WAB---------------------- Wavy a** borders Anette D. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
veg-girl 1 Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 Brilliant idea it took me ages to work some of them out. Here\'s a new one -on the thread " Need help piecing a seminole border" she refers to an SOG border.I can\'t think what that might be. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Farmwife Darlene 7 Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! It has taken me a long time to decipher some of these abbreviations and I was only successful because I kept reading!!! I still consider myself a newbie - and so I know the others will be appreciative as well. Thanks again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
quiltmonkey 445 Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 Originally posted by veg-girl Brilliant idea it took me ages to work some of them out. Here\'s a new one -on the thread " Need help piecing a seminole border" she refers to an SOG border.I can\'t think what that might be. Yvette, SOG -- I am taking a wild guess but I think it might mean "Straight of Grain" ??? Here\'s another one to add to the list: DM or DSM (Domestic Sewing Machine) -- It took me a while to figure that one out! BFF...best friends forever! Shana Quote Link to post Share on other sites
barbm 329 Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 Yup, I meant "straight of grain" for SOG. Oops! Thought most everyone knew that one. However, it\'s nice to know that even my obscure threads are read and considered by so many! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kennan100 0 Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 PPP is getting some variations lately. There\'s Pictures, Pictures, Pictures, & Pray, Pray, Pray! Don\'t forget Bonnie\'s Fabulous Starch & Steam Method! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JenMcManus 1 Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 cc = continuous curve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ffq-lar 3,612 Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 PITA--pain in the a** Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Quiltsinmotion 0 Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 thank you all for this ,have been able to get most of them but I thought E2E was a some kind of computer progam How funny please laugh with me not at me Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gator 472 Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 Thank you, thank you! What a great idea posting the abbr. I usually can figure them out, but every now and then there\'s a hard one. Thanks again, this will be a great help for our newbies. I recommend Heidi makes this a stand alone topic so guests/members don\'t have to go searching for the meanings. your bqbf (best quilting buddy forever) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lindasewsit 111 Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 HA!!!!:PCarol, I thought thought EZE was a program or something too!!!:P:P:P:P:P linda Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yeoldeforest 5 Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 DH - glad the D stands for Dear...I think I could think of an expletive or two that starts with D that comes before Hubby:P Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katiefly 0 Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 SBS ? CQ ? I feel like I am from the dark ages, I was so happy to get the ones posted above, but I found these on another post, and need some help. Katie Quote Link to post Share on other sites
barbm 329 Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 I know CQ stands for CompuQuilter but SBS has me stumped. I\'ve sent an e-mail to Bobbi, the one who used it. Maybe she\'ll get on and enlighten us! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SherryRogers 0 Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 HTH= hope this helps Quote Link to post Share on other sites
quiltmonkey 445 Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Oh and here is my favorite one of all time: TLA TLA = Three Letter Acronym Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobbi 0 Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 OOOOOOOPPPPPPPSSSSSS!!! Sorry Grils! SBS - Sunbonnet Sue I\'m doing a custom SBS... Sorry! LOL (LAUGH OUT LOUD) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dtreusch 2 Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 I can\'t believe this one isn\'t listed yet. Maybe I\'m just not seeing it. SR - Stich regulator :cool: There\'s also SPI - stitches per inch and IMHO - in my humble opinion. :cool: Debbi Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gator 472 Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 LOL, I thought E2E was a computer program also!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Quiltsinmotion 0 Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 so glad some to have friends that think like me :P:P:P:P:P:P Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katiefly 0 Posted February 21, 2008 Report Share Posted February 21, 2008 Gosh, with all this new information and help, I\'ll be able to communicate with my daughter. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
roberta 0 Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 TIA - thanks in advance Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cmoore1223 0 Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 What does ROFLMAO stand for? Coleen Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rcck00 0 Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 Rolling on floor, laughing my a** off Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cmoore1223 0 Posted February 22, 2008 Report Share Posted February 22, 2008 Thank you, Cathy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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