Every wonder what all those strange nonsense letters stand for?   I came across this and some I added. As I hear or come across more I will add them.  I thought it would be fun to post on my blog. Please share, and if you know of any that I don't have please leave a comment.

Acronyms used by quilters

• BOM = Block of the Month
• BOW = Black on White
• DSM = Domestic Sewing Machine
• FART = Fabric Acquisition Road Trip
• FOB = Fear of Binding
• FQ = Fat Quarter
• HST = Half-Square Triangle
• HSY = Havent started yet
• LA = Longarmer
• LAQ= Long Arm Quilter
• LQS = Local Quilt Shop
• MAQ = Mid-Arm Quilter
• OBW = One Block Wonder
• PhD = Projects half Done
• PIGS = Projects in Grocery Sacks
• PIMPs = Projects I-Mis-Place
• PP = Paper Piecing
• QAYG = Quilt As You Go
• QST = Quarter Square Triangle
• RR = Round Robin
• SABLE = Stash Accumulation Beyond Life Expectancy
• SEX = Stash Enhancing eXperience (or eXcursion)
• SID = Stitch In the Ditch
• SnW = Stack and Whack = pile up and cut all at once block pattern
• Squishy=Envelopes filled with swap fabric or gifts sent/received in the mail
• STASH = Special Treasures All Secretly Hidden
• TGIF = Thank God It's Finished!
• TOT = Tone-on-Tone
• UFO = UnFinshed Object
• VIP = Very Important Project
• WHIMM = Works Hidden In My Mind
• WIP = Work In Progress
• WISP = Work In Slow Progress
• WWIT = What Was I Thinking
• WOF = Width of Fabric
• WOMBAT = Waste of Money, Batting, and Time
• WOW = White On White