FAQs for RCTQ

Howdy!

Welcome to all the new posters/quilters/friends. It's been a while since anyone posted the FAQs so I'll start and anyone else can add to this. Thanks to those from whom I'm copying.

Introduction to RCTQ :

Welcome to RCTQ, a usenet discussion group of quilters. We want to read all about your quilting activites, and welcome questions. We may even come up with some helpful answers! But we do have a few requests, to keep this NG moving along. We ask that you do not post pictures here, but we love to click on links to see your quilts elsewhere. Please, no advertising .rec.crafts.textiles.marketplace is the appropriate place for ads. Do your best to remember to put OT in the subject line of off topic posts. Try to remember to trim the original post to the most relevant bits. This is a short overview of the ettiquette of this group, for a more detailed version please go to:

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What is a Hug, and how do I contribute? Hugs are quilts made by this group to help someone through a life altering event, and let them know how much we care. Karen, Queen of Squishies, maintains a Hug list. When a Hug quilt is needed someone will contact Karen, and she in turn sends an email to everyone on the Hug List with instructions and color preferences, date due, and the reason for the Hug. Its always your choice to participate or not. Hugs can be made without going through Karen and the list as well. Anyone is welcome to start a Hug, when they feel the need is enough. A very touching explanation of Hugs will follow in post in this thread.

What is a Squishie? A squishie is an envelope that comes to you, thats slightly fat and squishie. It can be a bit of fabric someone knows you'll love, or a birthday surprise, the main thing is that when a squishie comes in the mail it makes you feel like smiling. The same thing happens when you send them out, oddly enough! When thanking someone for a squishie please try to contact them privately, off the list. If you arent able to most of us don't mind sharing in the joy of a public thank you. A follow up post with a more eloquent explanation will follow this post.

What is a Thunkie? Its similar to a squishie but it can thunk instead of squish and hold interesting things related to quilting, like chocolate or special things we quilters find indespensible for quilting.

What are all those abbreviations? LQS Local quilt store TSWLTH The store we love to hate aka Joann fabrics. DH, DS, DD, DSM Dear Husband (or dratted, danged etc.) Dear Son or Dear Sister, Dear Daughter, Dear Sweet Mother. S.E.X. we use this manner of spelling to discourage trolls from seeing it... it means Stash Enhancement eXpedition or fabric shopping!

What is the Directory or how do I get someone's address? A directory of everyone who chooses to be in it is updated two times a year. Watch the newsgroup for posting about the next update. Only people who are listed in the directory are allowed to have it. No one is allowed to give the information in the directory out to anyone who isnt in it. Not everyone chooses to be in the directory, so how do you get someone's address? Ask them for it. Its ok, it wont spoil the surprise if you wait till they forget you asked. Or, ask someone else to ask the person if its ok to share their address with you. Be sneaky. Its ok.

Trolls and flame wars... what are they and what can be done about them? Trolls come to groups to try to stir up trouble. The best advice is ignore them. Its fun to poke at them or treat them as legitimate posters but they thrive on attention. Flame wars are discussions that get out of control and angry words are hurled about with abandon. Its easy to get caught up in the heat and say things that are regretted later. We all have bad days. All of our words are open to interpetation, lets all try to give people the benefit of the doubt and believe the best of them and their posts.

How do I find an old post? Go to

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or use and use the search option, remembering to use the "look in this group only" function. If you still cant find the information you're looking for then feel free to ask the group.

...Thanks to Diana Curtis for this version of the FAQs.

Ragmop/Sandy

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Howdy!

Decoder Rings available upon receipt of chocolate &/or fabric squishie. ;-D

Some general Internet abbreviations: AFAIK = As Far As I Know BEG = Big Evil Grin >:-} BTDT = Been There, Done That BTW = By The Way FAQ = Frequently Asked Questions FWIW = For What It's Worth FYI = For Your Information = grin :) :-) GMTA = Great Minds Think Alike HTH = Hope This Helps IIRC = If I Recall Correctly IMHO = In My Humble/Honest Opinion IMO = In My Opinion IMX = In My eXperience IOW = In Other Words ISP = Internet Service Provider KISS = Keep It Simple Sweetie (although I've heard different esses) LOL = Laughing Out Loud :-D NAYY = Not Affiliated, Yadda Yadda... NG = NewsGroup OTOH = On The Other Hand PIP = Peeing In Pants RFI = Request For Information ROFL = Rolling On Floor, Laughing ROFLMAO = Rolling on Floor, Laughing My Asterisks Off TIA = Thanks In Advance TTFN = Ta Ta For Now TTYL = Talk To You Later VBG = Very Big Grin :-) VBEG = Very Big Evil Grin >:-} WRT = With Regard To Y2K = Year 2000 (2K in computer-speak) YMMV = Your Mileage May Vary

emoticons: combinations of punctuation marks (and occasional capital letters), that, when viewed sideways, make little smiley, frowny, winking, disgusted (and so on) faces.

other abbreviations found in this group: BEX = Book Enhancement eXperience (variation on S.E.X.) BF = Boy Friend BFPH = Big Fat Poopy Head (because this is a G-rated newsgroup) BOM = Block Of the Month BQ = Baby Quilt (crib-sized or going to a baby) CMQ = Commercially Machine Quilted COC = Cream on Cream (Fabric print) CQ = Crazy Quilt (quilting pattern/technique) CW = Cathedral Window (pattern) D-rivatives: DH-DD-DS-DW = (Dear/Darling/Darn/D**n) Husband-Daughter-Son-Wife DIL = Daughter In Law DWR = Double Wedding Ring (pattern) EPP = English Paper Piecing (piecing technique) FIFI = Find It, Finish It FPP = Foundation Paper Piecing (piecing technique, sometimes called PFP) FQ = Fat Quarter (1/4 yd of fabric, cut 18" X 22") FS = For Sale (more appropriate in rec.crafts.marketplace) FW = Feather Weight (model of Singer sewing machine) GFG = Grandmother's Flower Garden (pattern) HMQ = Home Machine Quilted HST = Half-Square Triangle ISO = In Search Of LQS = Local Quilt Store/Shop LTP = Long Term Project MA = Machine Appliqué MEQ = Mind's Eye Quilt (existing only in one's imagination, so far) MFP = Mini Foundation Pattern MIL = Mother In Law MLB = Major League Baseball (a yearly fabric swap) MPP = Machine Paper Piecing (piecing technique) MQ = Millennium Quilt MSM = My Sainted Mother NQ/NQR = Non-Quilting / Not Quilting Related OT = Off Topic PIGS = Projects in Grocery Sacks PIMP = Peeing In My Pants! (Warning to read the following message at your own risk) PITA = Pain In The Asterisks PP = Paper Piecing (sub-categories: PFP = Paper Foundation Piecing; PPP = Precision Paper Piecing)

  • QI = Quilt Inspector (4-legged kind) QIAD = "Quilt In A Day" (TV show and technique by Eleanor Burns) QIP = Quilt In Progress QNM = "Quilters' Newsletter Magazine" (Lehman Publishing) QOOT = Queen Of Off Topics (Sarah) QP = Quilt Police (no such thing) RCTQ = rec.crafts.textiles.quilting RR = Round Robin (block exchange) SA = Seam Allowance SABLE = Stash Acquisition Beyond Life Expectancy
  • SEX = Stash Enhancement eXperience SIL = Son In Law SITD = Stitch In The Ditch (quilting technique) SM = Sewing Machine SNS = Stack 'N' Stash (pattern/cutting technique) SNW = Stack 'N' Whack (pattern/cutting technique/book) SO = Significant Other SSS = Secret Sewing Sister TANQP = There Are (Ain't) No Quilt Police TATW = Trip Around The World (pattern) TOL = Top Of the Line TSWLTH = The Store We Love To Hate ("JoAnn's Fabrics") TTYL = Talk To You Later UFO = UnFinished Object USO = UnStarted Object VSC = Vertical Surface Cover (for those who just can't bring themselves to say "wallhanging") W&N = Warm & Natural (a brand of quilt batt) WIP = Work In Progress WOF = Width Of Fabric WOW = White On White (fabric print) WUH = not an abbreviation, just a cyber-stutter for those who have trouble saying "wuh- wuh- wallhanging!" (see VSC) WS = Wrong Side (of fabric) WTB = Want To Buy (more appropriate in rec.crafts.marketplace) WHIM = Work Hidden In Mind

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~ Ragmop/Sandy

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Sandy Ellison

Howdy!

More FAQs, expanded themes, additional info stashed here, thanks to Kellie:

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Again, Google RCTQ retains almost all the posts (remember this when you start feeling cozy and safe: this is a PUBLIC newsgroup -- I ain't skeered) -- and several services archive these posts) :

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(this url may change slightly due to new usage of
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) Welcome! Welcome Back!

Ragmop/Sandy -- Queen of Beggars

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Sandy Ellison

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