Word Stock

Jen’s Word Stock – just for Nat.

 

My friend Nat shared with me that she enjoyed reading my blog, but she didn’t understand all the jargon I using.  This is for her.  I will be taking you through some of the lingo that I’ve used in my blog, they way I understand it, so that perhaps you too might understand it.  If there is something you don’t understand please comment about it and I will include it in my list.

Block: a square (sizes from 4″ – 18″) of fabric that is put together to make a certain pattern (like a log cabin, court house, Nine Patch).  To make the quilt you join all of the blocks that belong in the pattern together.

This is an example of a block.  The design is called a log cabin.

BOM: Block of the Month.  This refers to a club that quilters sign up for.  Online and bricks and motar (actual buildings) stores carry them as well as some quilds (another name for club).  Each month a new block  pattern or if you are lucky fabric and a pattern arrive and you create the block.  At the end of the term you are left with quite a few squares/blocks that you can assemble into a quilt.

Half Square Triangles (HST): This is a technique that is used when you want to make a square with half of it being one fabric and the other half a different fabric.  You cut out two squares (different fabric) and place the printed sides together (known as right sides).  You then draw a line down the middle and stitch a 1/4″ seam on either side of the centre line.  Once done sewing both lines you cut on the centre line and press giving you now two squares with different fabrics.

 

Piecing: a fancy word for sewing the pieces together

Fat Quarters: a pieces of fabric that usually measures 18″-22″ x22″.  Usually cut into a rectangle rather than a large strip.  It is equivalent to a 1/4 yard of fabric.

Charm Pack: a wonderful invention.  It is a pack of pre cut squares that one can use.  It usually comes in a collection/line of fabric and features all the fabrics in the collection.  It saves someone from cutting out 40-42 squares.

Quilt Sandwich: Where you layer the back, batting and quilt top together.  The back and quilt top are like the bread of a sandwich and the batting is the good stuff inside.