Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Things to do...

Over the last few weeks I was accepted/invited to participate in the 2016 New Quilt Blogger's Hop. 





This is a group that is designed to help new bloggers improve their blogging skills... There are nearly 60 of us in the entire group and we were broken down into smaller "hives" and then into even smaller groups for the critique portion of the group.  I am part of the Sewcial Network "Hive"... 



The whole purpose it to offer tips, advice and feedback to each other on how to improve our blogs, reach a larger audience and increase interaction on posts.
There has been discussion regarding lots of different subjects... One such subject addressed the subject of how to improve the overall appeal and appearance of your blog. 

I have received my critiques and have already made a few changes to page.

One such change you may notice is the addition of tabs/pages to create a photo gallery of finished quilts, as well as watermarking my photos (something I have thought about for a long time, but tend to forget when creating my posts).

I knew there would be extra work/time required to participate in this group... and I was right, but it has been worth it.  I have learned so much.  And I have had the opportunity to work with some fellow quilters and bloggers.

Feel free to stop by and see what they are up to!

Sharon is at Yellow Cat Designs

Jennifer can be found at RV Quilting

Feel free to wander over to Tish N Wonderland

Susan is over at Seven Oaks Street Quilts

I will be a part of the upcoming blog hop in a couple weeks.  A way to basically kick off the new & improved blogs for all participating.  In the meantime, I am open to more suggestions for improvement... they may already be on my list of things to do, but don't worry about that... If I receive similar suggestions, that must mean that I really need to pay attention to them.  :)

While I have a few more items on my to-do list, I am really, really missing my sewing room!  I will likely be in there for the next few days...

Happy Quilting!

Melva

9 comments:

  1. Wonderful job Melva! You blog looks very lovely and cohesive. We are in the same hive!!! I really enjoyed the blog critique as well and found it very helpful. I admit though that I traded my sewing time for computer time and am happy to be back sewing. The blog hop will be wonderful and I am excited to connect with more people.

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    1. Hi Amanda. Nice to "meet" you. Thanks for stopping by! I am also looking forward to connecting with more people. Blessings!

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  2. Hi Melva. I love looking at your quilts. You do such beautiful work. It would be wonderful if you could show more pictures--perhaps more as you are working on them. I think pictures draw a lot of attention to the blogs.

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    1. Thank you Joyce. You are right, more pictures are a good thing. Now I have to make sure I take more along the way. :)

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  3. Wow! This is a great new look for your blog and your About Me page shares a really good story about you and your blog name (so glad it all came together in the end). Look forward to reading more of your adventures.

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    1. Thank you Sue for all of your help! It is truly appreciated and time saving.

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  4. I'm glad to hear that you have found the process beneficial so far, and I hope you get some time in your sewing room soon! :)

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    1. Thanks Yvonne. I cannot imagine all of the work involved in coordinating such a group. Thanks for letting me participate!

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  5. Melva, I love the addition of the tabs. Your blog is looking great! I can't believe it's almost hop time.

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