fabric glue
fabric medium
fabric paint
fabrics store
facade
facedown (adv)
facelift
facepiece
faceplate
faceup (adv)
fagoting (n)
fait accompli
fanback
fancywork
fanfold (n, v)
fanlight
farfalle (see Pasta List)
farmer’s market (plural: farmer’s markets)
fascia; fasciae
fascia board
fat eighth (9×22-inch fabric piece)
fat-free milk
fat quarter (18×22-inch fabric piece)
faux- (adj)
faux pas
fax
feather bed
featherstitch (n, v)
feed dogs
feed sack (n, adj)
felting-needle mat
fence line
fencerow
feng shui (no ital)
-fest (suffix, no hyphen)
festivalgoer
fettuccine (see Pasta List)
fettuccine Alfredo
fiberboard
fiber-cement
fiberfill
fiberglass
fiberglass insulation
Fiesta (registered trademark) dinnerware
figured velvet
filet (lace)
filet crochet (n)
filigreed (adj)
fillet
Fimo (scultpting clay/compound)
fines herbes
finger-crease
finger-joint (n)
finger-press
finishing nails
firebox
firebrick
fire-engine red
fire pit
fireproof
fire screen
fire-stop
first class (n)
first-class (adj, adv)
first-come–first-served
firsthand
fishbone
fish fry
five-patch (n, adj)
five-spice powder
fix up (v)
fix-up (n)
flambé
flame stitch
flame-stitch (v)
flapjack
flatbread
flat-fell seam
flathead screw
flat-panel
flat-screen
flatware
flaxseed
flea market (n, adj)
fleur-de-lis (plural: fleurs-de-lis)
flier (one who flies)
flock (v, n: material used to make flocked designs)
flocking (n: a design in flock)
flood lamp
floodlight
floorboard
floorcloth
floor covering
floor plan
floppy disk
Florentine stitch (n)
florets
florist’s tape
florist’s wire
flow-blue
flowerbed
flower head
flowerpot
fluorescent
fluted tube pan (use instead of trademarked Bundt pan)
flyer (advertising circular)
foam-core board
focaccia
foldout
folk art (n, adj)
footboard
footrest
footstool
forego (precede)
forgo (abstain)
formal
formalwear
Fostoria
Four-Patch (n, adj: quilting block)
four-poster (n, not four-poster bed)
fraîche
frappé
free-flowing
free-form (adj)
free hand (n)
freehand (adj, adv)
freehand-draw (v)
freehanded (adj: “generous”)
freehand-paint (v)
free-spirited
freestanding
freestyle
French bean
French country (use country French instead)
french-cut (adj)
French door
French dressing
french-fried (adj)
french-fry (v)
french fry (n)
French knot
French Provincial (in the style of Provence, France; see also Provençal, provincial)
French toast
fresco (plural: frescoes)
fricassee
frieze
frittata
front yard
froufrou
fruitcake
fruit cocktail
fruit cup
frying pan (use skiller, not sauté pan)
fuchsia
fudgy
full time (n)
full-time (adj, adv)
fully cooked (no hyphen)
Fuji (film brand)
fund-raiser
fusible web (n; in quilting materials lists, specify lightweight or heavyweight)
fusible-web (adj)
fusilli (see Pasta List)
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