THE QUILTING CAT: A Thousand Words Thursday

Thursday, July 15, 2010

A Thousand Words Thursday

6 comments:

sewfunquilts said...: They really find the darndest places to curl up and nap, don't they?; July 15, 2010 at 11:04 AM
SewCalGal said...: PiWacket, have you now taken up house decorating? This picture looks like it needs to be in a home decorating magazine. After all, every house needs a cat.

But I do think you need a quilted table topper. Ask MomCat to make you one, after she finishes her dog shirt!

SewCalGal
www.sewcalgal.blogspot.com; July 15, 2010 at 11:15 AM
Vesuviusmama said...: Oh, to be that flexible! And to be able to nap whenever the urge struck! I envy you felines!; July 15, 2010 at 2:02 PM
Bethany said...: Ahhh..to be able to take a nap anywhere I want too as well. Mine prefers plastic bags to sleep in and on.; July 15, 2010 at 3:59 PM
Quiltluver said...: That's it, Pi. Heh, heh, heh. Make Momcat think you're so cute and sweet and then you can wrap her around your little paw. We both know it's really just a darn good place to nap. Pi, you rock!
Love, Red.

PS, I had fun with a tree frog this morning on the porch. That sucker kept climbing the screen, and I kept batting him down. Such a stupid creature. They can't win when I'm on the job...; July 15, 2010 at 8:49 PM
KeyQuilter said...: cute pic! Cats invariably want in a container too small, don't they. We have kittens, want some?; August 19, 2010 at 7:41 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.