THE QUILTING CAT: A Thousand Words Thursday

Thursday, June 4, 2009

A Thousand Words Thursday

6 comments:

SewCalGal said...: I love this photo of your cats on your quilt. I've been searching for great photos of cats on quilts and would like to use this photo for an article. I hope we can chat directly soon.

SewCalGal
www.sewcalgal.blogspot.com; June 4, 2009 at 10:35 PM
Feedsack Fantasy said...: I think they are pretty comfy on that quilt & table ... must be a window nearby. Quite the models they are. Chuckle!
TTFN ~Marydon; June 4, 2009 at 10:53 PM
sewfunquilts said...: Great picture! My 3 won't share like that...one at a time, maybe.; June 6, 2009 at 10:26 AM
Linda said...: Feedsack Fantasy..I've lost your contact information. Thank you for leaving such nice comments for me to read! And you're right...the sliding door to the patio is behind the chair in the foreground of the picture. We won't discuss the hygiene factor of having 3 kitties decide to nap on the kitchen table. ;-); June 7, 2009 at 9:01 AM
Anonymous said...: Was wondering where Pi was in all this?
Animal lover, quilt lover,
Fern; June 7, 2009 at 2:10 PM
Linda said...: When you don't see me in a picture I am either:

1. Sitting on my throne at the top of the kitty condo.
2. Sleeping in the bowl on the living room coffee table.
3. Sleeping on the daybed in the sewing room.
4. Sleeping almost anyplace else.
5. Or using the Pi-Cam.

How wise of you to realize that my whereabouts are of the utmost importance. You, Fern, are a smart human bean.; June 7, 2009 at 5:52 PM

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Quilters' Acronyms

BOB = Beginner's Only Block (swap)
BOM = Block of the Month
DSM = Domestic Sewing Machine
DWR = Double Wedding Ring
FART = Fabric Aquisition Road Trip
FIU = Finish It Up
FQ = Fat Quarter
HST = Half-Square Triangle
HSY = Haven't Started Yet
LAQ= Long Arm Quilter
LQS = Local Quilt Shop
MAQ = Mid-Arm Quilter
OBW = One-Block Wonder
PHD = Project Half Done
PIGS = Projects in Grocery Sacks
SABLE = Stash Accumulation Beyond Life Expectancy
SEX = Stash Enhancing eXperience (or eXcursion)
STASH = Special Treasures All Secretly Hidden
TGIF = Thank God It's Finished!
TOT = Tone-on-Tone
UFO = UnFinshed Object
WHIMM = Works Hidden In My Mind
WIP = Work In Progress
WISP = Work In Slow Progress
WIVSP = Work In Very Slow Progress
WIWMI = Wish It Would Make Itself
WOF = Width of Fabric
WOMBAT = Waste of Money, Batting, and Time
WOW = White On White
WWIT = What Was I Thinking

Quilters' Terms (Not Acronyms)

Charms - Small pieces of fabric in squares, hexagons or other shapes, all different fabrics. Charm packs are big sellers right now.
Fat Eighth - 1/4 yd of material, cut up the fold. About 9" x 22".
Fat Quarter - This is 1/2 yard of fabric with a cut up the fold, creating a piece about 18" x 22".
Flimsy - Quilt top waiting to be quilted
Frogging - or Unsewing. When you have to redo something and you "rippit, rippit, rippit."
Honey Buns - 1.5" x 44" strips of fabric all from one line. Currently made by Moda.
Jelly Roll - 2-1/2" strips of fabric from an entire line.
Layer Cake - This is a 10" square of fabric from each material in the line.
Leaders and Enders - Chain piecing at the beginning and end of another project row. Essentially making two quilts at once and being efficient.
Nickel - A 5" square of fabric.
Squishie - Envelopes or baggies filled with swap fabric or blocks.
YoYo - A circle of fabric which is gathered to form a puffy circle.