What the Numbers Say

After last year, I really wasn't too surprised at the results when I ran through which of my blogposts this year had the most views [excluding giveaways]. I was doing the bit of research in order to join Cheryl/Meadow Mist Designs' Best of 2016 Linky Party. What I found again, was finished quilt posts did not garner the most attention overall. So here's the results, listed by highest views.

The Crosscut Blocks tutorial brought the highest by far (over three times more than any other post). I gotta say, that made me pretty happy, as the #crosscutquiltalong was as much fun as anything else this year. Truth told, I'd love to do something else like it again in the new year, so if you have ideas what that might look like, do share.



Next were actually 2 related posts. First, 6 Tips for Making Zipper Pouches Easier and Neater ....

and then.... Metal Zips 3 Ways, which was actually the first post of the pair.

Another tutorial, the Improv Layered Circle came next. I used this technique first in my Baconrific quilt, and then for a Bee Sewcial bee "block," which is pictured.

And the last of the 'top 5' was 10 Tips to Instant Sewing, a really personal post actually, that came about at a friend's request. The tips I shared are still ones I live by every week.

So on one hand, as a quilter, it's interesting that finished quilts aren't what folks are most interested in. On the other hand, it confirms we quilters like to do a variety of sewing; and tutorials do encourage folks to try new things, to hone their skills, to move forward. And I'm all for that!

Linking up with The Best of 2016.