THE QUILTING CAT: Another Blogger is also having a contest!

Friday, August 28, 2009

Another Blogger is also having a contest!

Quilting and crafting bloggers are the best! Vidrian is having a giveaway of some terrific fabric. Take a look and good luck!

3 comments:

Karmen said...: I found you by way of Twiddletails. My husband calls our one-eyed Kitten Piwacket, too. I call her Kitten though. You gotta love the little quilting helpers.-Karmen; August 28, 2009 at 6:46 PM
Kathy Bradford said...: I found your site through Ohiostitchers I would love to enter your contest as my granddaughter goes to UC; August 30, 2009 at 11:13 AM
animal lover, quilt lover said...: Hi PI,
Tell Momcat thank-you so much for the visit the other day! I love it when you two come to see me.
Happy, our kitty, is sitting next to me and she just said to say Hi, to Pi!!!
Love you all, Happy and Fern; August 31, 2009 at 3:07 AM

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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.