When I wrote my first post "Let the blogging begin" on Friday March 16th 2012 little did I know that I'd hit 140 posts twelve short months later - so much for slow going. I guess I shouldn't be surprised since it's really just virtual talking about quilts and fabric and I do like to do plenty of that !
I also think it's super sweet that the comments from that first post are from friends that I still connect with on a regular basis - thanks guys. For me blogging has never been about how many followers or page counts I get although I'll admit I do love it when someone takes the time to say hi. It is a way for me share inspiration and excitement about projects I'm working on or have seen others make.
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| My virtual cake:"From a Patchwork of Friends" |
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| One Yard for One Year Blogiversary Giveaway |
One last note about the cake picture above: years ago my friends surprised me with a quilt themed party "From a Patchwork of Friends"and I chose this photo as an entry to the PlayCraft's palette builder fabric bundle contest and giveaway at Intrepid Thread. Now it just makes me want to run to Gayle's and buy a real Princess Cake, don't you think?
Yay Happy everything!! I started blogging because I was reading them and thought I would like to show what I was making too!! Great giveaway - yay!
ReplyDeleteI am definitey a follower and love your blog :) Keep up the good work!!!
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ReplyDeleteI started my blog as way to share my creation, though I find I'm more on Flickr than on my blog. Love the giveaway!! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI start ed blogging to connect with other quilters since my friends do not quilt. Through blogging I have made real connect ions with other quilters.
ReplyDeleteI'm your newest follower as well. :)
ReplyDeleteI already follow
ReplyDeleteI started blogging to keep in touch with family and friends when we moved across the country. It gradually morphed more into quilting as I found other quilt blogs and enjoyed sharing all of our fabric and sewing love :-)
ReplyDeleteI'm also a follower, and wanted to say thanks for the chance to win :-).
ReplyDeleteI quilt to feel creative and add beauty to my life!
ReplyDeleteI am a follower!
ReplyDeletewell I guess I have a blog haha, I just don't do much on it at this point, I'm not sure why I'm not motiviated to keep it up maybe I think I don't have much to say that anyone would like to read...I need a new mine set.
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I'm a follower
ReplyDeleteI started to blog more as a personal journal...but it has helped me connect with lots of amazing folks!
ReplyDeleteI follow you!
ReplyDeleteI don't blog, but I make quilts because it's like giving away a hug. :) That's cheesy, but it's true.
ReplyDeleteFollowing you, too!
ReplyDeleteWell Howdidoo Karen! With your creativity and joyful nature I am tickled to see you blog!! Didn't know you had one till today. I blog, also just over a year myself, so I keep track of things I've created and express feelings and family adventures in it!! I love my quilting, as you well know!!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your blogoversary. I started blogging because I thought it would be a fun thing to do. I too still have friendships from my early blogging days which is fantastic. I was cross stitching back then. Now I am quilting, it has turned more into a quilting blog.
ReplyDeleteLove your entry into the Intrepid Thread contest.
Am also a follower. :)
ReplyDeleteI am following you now!!Can't wait to catch up on your posts!!
ReplyDeleteI started blogging to share what I was doing and get others to "Correct" My poor quilting as I am self taught. I love to share what I work on and I love to read what others are doing.
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Happy birthblogday! :D I love your palette, as always and love that you're such a wonderful supporter of our tool!
ReplyDeleteI started blogging because I wanted a place to share the stuff I'd been working on to a group of people that cared about quilting (so not facebook) and have a chance to talk more about it than you can on flickr. :)
Oh, and of course I'm a follower! Pshaw!
ReplyDeleteHappy Blogiversary! I started quilting as a way to give unique gifts to friends and family!
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm a follower on Bloglovin'! :)
ReplyDeleteto keep me quilting, you need some thing to keep nose to the grindstone . if you blog about quilting then you have to quilt , right?
ReplyDeleteI started blogging to keep a record of my quilting process, as I was new at it! Thanks for a great giveaway. I love Echino too!
ReplyDeleteI follow you on Bloglovin' and by e-mail! Happy 1st anniversary.
ReplyDeleteHappy Anniversary!! I started blogging after my daughter was born... I started sewing for her (after a LONG sewing break) and wanted to keep a record of what I was making.
ReplyDeleteAnd of course I'm a follower :)
ReplyDeleteI started blogging to get more involved in the online quilting community!
ReplyDeleteI am a happy follower! Congrats, Karen!!
ReplyDeleteHappy blogaversary. You should be the one getting presents! Thanks for the giveaway. I quilt because its a great way to share warmth and love with family and friends. And the fabric is wonderful eye candy!
ReplyDeleteHappy blogaversary. I started blogging because I thought it would motivate me to quilt more. I believe it has worked. Added benefits are the friends I have made through my blog.
ReplyDeleteI have been a follower for awhile. Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your blogaversary! I started blogging because I had no one in my real life to share any of my quilty/crafty life with, I was reaching out to find my people, and I'm so glad I did.
ReplyDeleteI am a follower! Thanks for the generous giveaway - Echino is so very hard to part with!
ReplyDeleteI don't blog, but I quilt because it's my way of "creating". I give almost everything away, but I love making quilts. I've been following your blog since I "met" you in a 3x6 bee. I really like your style!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on A Lovely Year of Blogging! Gorgeous fabric, that Echino, and you're so kind to offer it as a giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI don't blog, but I do love to quilt. There are times, though, where I'm not "quilting" so much as "collecting fabric" -- which means I have a nice stash available for when I *do* get to quilt.
I am just now a follower, although I've been reading your blog for a while.
ReplyDelete(Also, really looking forward to seeing you at the BAM retreat in May!)
I don't blog because I don't have the time or patience. Plus, I enjoy reading other peoples blogs & learning from them.
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I'm a follower.
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How fun that your blogiversary is Nat'l Quilting Day! I started blogging to let my family see what I'm up to, and I thoroughly enjoy having new readers! (ahem, that is, when I manage to post something in my highly undependable fashion.)
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ReplyDeleteNo blog yet. Have been quite inspired by the blogs I read, so maybe one day I'll jump in and try it myself. -- soparkaveataoldotcom
ReplyDeleteI started blogging to connect with my quilty friends, like you! Many congratulations on your blogiversary!
ReplyDeleteand I am a follower!
ReplyDeleteI started blogging to have a place to keep record of the projects I completed :)
ReplyDeleteI am a follower :)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your anniversary - I bet that year went quickly, but lovely that you have a record to go back and look over. I started my blog (am a VERY slow blogger) as a way to meet fellow quilters and connect with fellow fabric addicts. I am heading back to my roots of fabric design once my little boy is old enough to be at pre-school so I have more time to devote to it, so a blog will help with that too and my lofty aspirations! Thanks for the chance to win your beautiful fabric! :)
ReplyDeleteAm now a follower too :)
ReplyDeleteI quilt because I'm addicted to it, as of Fall last year. I love seeing a finished & ironed quilt top, and the thrill of "I MADE THAT!" :)
ReplyDeleteI'm a follower!
ReplyDeleteCongrats! Wow, a year already? That's wonderful.
ReplyDeleteUhm, blogging and I have been on and off for years. I'm trying to get back to it (still tinkering with design, thoughts while building a goat yard) so hopefully I can say I'm back. Gulp.
Why I blog...no clue, maybe to share my zany humor, my chaotic crazy life, and my writing/crafting/dust bunny stories. :D
Happy blogiversary to you!
I like to blog to keep track of what I have made.
ReplyDeleteI am also a follower.
ReplyDeleteI follow you!
ReplyDeleteAnd I started blogging to share my creations and join the on-line quilting/sewing world.
ReplyDeleteI follow you!
ReplyDeleteI started blogging just so I could talk about my sewing, lol! I knew I couldn't ramble on about it to my husband and family all the time, so every once in a while, I ramble on my blog.
ReplyDeleteI am also a follower of your blog.
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