Have you seen my post "Bonnie Hunter's Easy Street Quilt - Part 8 (nearly)"? Reviewing my Blogger Stats recently, I noticed that it has had 2000 hits since it was posted in January. This past week has been the 3 month anniversary since I started this patchwork and quilting blog, and along with the increase in traffic, a lot of things have happened.
The first event marking this weeks 3 Month celebrations was the arrival of a little parcel from the United States. It was the Giveaway Prize that Suzi the Cat had won on Feline Friday at Sarah Did It! Isn't she a clever cat - winning fabric for her owner! This is the first Giveaway Prize we have won on the internet. These two pieces are from the 'Ivory Cats' Collection by Lesley Anne for Quilting Treasures, and look ideal for a future cat mat project.
There is was also a bar of chocolate in the packet. Yum Yum. I was not the only winner though. Enclosed in the parcel was a special homemade patchwork Cat Nip toy in a Zip Lock bag. When I opened it I was over the moon for Suzi, not only was there the toy, but also the bag - she loves to chew on plastic....
Needless to say - Suzi is CRAZY for it, and loves having it rubbed all over her face. She says thanks especially to Pepper, Midge and Squeaky, the Stars of Feline Friday. Also thanks to their Mum, Sarah for prompting me to sort out my 'No Reply Blogger' status - I hope everyone finds it easier now.
The celebrations continued when I popped over to the Quilt Room blog. Pam and Nicky Lintott have made their name through designing and publishing books on Jelly Rolls, Charm Packs, Layer Cakes and other pre-cut fabric bundles, and are in the process of pulling a new book together. A few weeks ago they had a competition to name one of their quilts for their forthcoming book. The name I submitted was 'Jet Stream Jewel', and the quilt name was chosen for a Runner's Up Prize! Not only do I have a £10 voucher to spend on fabric, but they also hope to use the name for one of the other quilts featuring in their forthcoming book. I can't wait to see it.
So a great Anniversry so far. The concept of blogging is not new to me, but it was Bonnie Hunter's Easy Street Mystery Quilt over at Quiltville, which was one of the main motivators for getting me started on publishing a regular sewing blog. That whole experience of piecing a large quilt by machine, sharing the experience with people all over the world, and being part of the 'Mystery Quilt' phenomenom has been an exciting journey, and has allowed me to plug into the sewing world in a whole new way.
Up until now, most of my patchwork and quilting projects have been by hand, and so their progress is slow, which makes newsworthy moments few and far between - not ideal for an active blog. I am sure the hand stitchers and hand quilters out there can empathise with this. Knowing that I need to put up a post regularly is a real motivator for keeping my sewing projects on track and making me focus on completing projects. And most of all I enjoy it.
What have been the highlights of your blogging? I would love to hear about your adventures in the blogging world.
The first event marking this weeks 3 Month celebrations was the arrival of a little parcel from the United States. It was the Giveaway Prize that Suzi the Cat had won on Feline Friday at Sarah Did It! Isn't she a clever cat - winning fabric for her owner! This is the first Giveaway Prize we have won on the internet. These two pieces are from the 'Ivory Cats' Collection by Lesley Anne for Quilting Treasures, and look ideal for a future cat mat project.
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| 'Ivory Cats' by Lesley Anne, for Quilting Treasures, 2011 |
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| Cat Nip Toy with yummy Zip Lock Bag |
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| Stage 3 - FRENZY! |
The celebrations continued when I popped over to the Quilt Room blog. Pam and Nicky Lintott have made their name through designing and publishing books on Jelly Rolls, Charm Packs, Layer Cakes and other pre-cut fabric bundles, and are in the process of pulling a new book together. A few weeks ago they had a competition to name one of their quilts for their forthcoming book. The name I submitted was 'Jet Stream Jewel', and the quilt name was chosen for a Runner's Up Prize! Not only do I have a £10 voucher to spend on fabric, but they also hope to use the name for one of the other quilts featuring in their forthcoming book. I can't wait to see it.
So a great Anniversry so far. The concept of blogging is not new to me, but it was Bonnie Hunter's Easy Street Mystery Quilt over at Quiltville, which was one of the main motivators for getting me started on publishing a regular sewing blog. That whole experience of piecing a large quilt by machine, sharing the experience with people all over the world, and being part of the 'Mystery Quilt' phenomenom has been an exciting journey, and has allowed me to plug into the sewing world in a whole new way.
Up until now, most of my patchwork and quilting projects have been by hand, and so their progress is slow, which makes newsworthy moments few and far between - not ideal for an active blog. I am sure the hand stitchers and hand quilters out there can empathise with this. Knowing that I need to put up a post regularly is a real motivator for keeping my sewing projects on track and making me focus on completing projects. And most of all I enjoy it.
What have been the highlights of your blogging? I would love to hear about your adventures in the blogging world.
