Best of 2016

Curating the Best of 2015 was definitely easier last year as I had only been blogging a month and focused on all of the the fun link parties in which I had participated.

This year, for 2016, I've picked a mixture of posts to share with you including a couple of firsts for me and favorites.

1. New Quilt Bloggers Introductory Post

I learned so much this about blogging and met new quilting friends by participating in a mentoring program, the 2016 New Quilt Bloggers Blog Hop.  I was in the The Sewcial Network hive hosted by Yvonne at Quilting Jetgirl.

In my intro post, I tell about my grandmother's influence and show her vintage pearl buttons which inspired my logo design.  And I tell about my favorite quilt, Grandmama's Legacy of Flowers, made in her memory.

Grandmama's Legacy of Flowers

    

2. Most Pageviews

It's hard to believe that the post with the most pageviews for 2016 is for something I spent the least amout of time creating.

I made the 1 Hour Basket at Sewtopia Atlanta in April 2016 under the direction of the pattern designer,  Kelly at KelbySews.

1 Hour Basket

3. First Published

I was excited to have a quilt block, It All Adds Up, published in Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks, Vol. 13 in May 2016.  It was also my first blog hop in which to participate.

It All Adds Up published in Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks Vol. 13

4. First Tutorial

Sarah at Confessions of a Fabric Addict hosted the 12 Days of Christmas in July Blog Hop and I joined in to create a machine applique pillow cover tutorial, Blue Christmas.

Blue Christmas, a machine appliuqed pillow cover

5.  Favorite Finish of 2016

When looking back at finishes for this year, I decided on a quilt, Cursive, made for the Greenville MQG's Black, White and Pop of Color Challenge as my favorite.

Maybe it has a little something to do with the fact that Cursive was juried into QuiltCon East which will take place in Savannah in February 2017.

Cursive

I enjoyed looking back at 2016 posts and you can see everyone else's top 5 posts at the Best of 2016 Linky Party going now through January 2nd hosted by Cheryl at Meadow Mist Designs.