Right Sides Together Foundation Paper Piecing
can't recall RSO right now lol but could be Right Sides Out?
This is from Sandy earlier this month -
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