Those Quilting ACRONYMS

I'm new to quilt blogging and I keep seeing acronyms that mean nothing to me. I've gone on a search and I'm sharing what I've found (and using this post to keep track in case I forget).  This is not an exhaustive list, just a list of the acronyms I keep seeing.  I'll probably continue adding to the list....

Quilting Acronyms
EPP - English paper piecing
FPP - foundation paper piecing
HST - half square triangle.  Cut a square, cut it in half diagonally
QAYG - quilt as you go
QST - quarter square triangle.  Cut a square, cut it in half diagonally twice

TGIF - thank goodness it's finished
WiP - work in progress - actively working on a quilt or other object
UFO - unfinished object

Acronyms for Machines
SAQM - small arm quilting machine

Acronyms of Fabric Sizes
F8 - fat eighth (of a yard, which equals
FQ - fat quarter (of a yard, which equals about 18" x 22")
layer cake - a stack of fabric, each piece of which measures 10" square
charm - 5" square piece of fabric
jelly roll - fabric precut to 2 1/2" wide with many different fabrics rolled together

Quilt Blogging Acronyms
BOM - block of the month
FMQ - free motion quilting
QAL - quilt along

Miscellaneous Quilting Acronyms
LQS - local quilt store

Quilting Memes

• TGIFF - Thank Goodness It's Finished Friday - meme hosted by 
• WiP Wednesday - Work in Progress Wednesday hosted by Lee at Freshly Pieced 
• Fabric Tuesday hosted by Quilt Story
•  FNSI or Friday Night Sew-In hosted by Handmade by Heidi 
• Finish It Up Friday hosted by Crazy Mom Quilts 
• FO - finished object hosted by Cat Patches on the last day of each month.  Start something new at the beginning of the month, write a blog post about it, then link up.  The purpose is to build up your supply of UFOs.

Do you know of other acronyms or memes?  If so, please share!

--Nancy.