One of the fun parts of blogging is connecting with quilters around the world. One of the challenging things of posting daily is responding to comments in a timely fashion. Since I am hovering here daily I look for comments and approve them. I had to set comments to be approved because they were not showing up. And yes, I have had spam.
I have met some of the most amazing quilters from around the world and I even flew to Australia one time and went to a quilt show with one. Fun. Fun. I visited several quilt shops too.
I have had interesting dialogues with many quilters and others we just exchange a comment to two. I could sit here all day and communicate with every single one and never get any sewing done. My blog list has over 100 names and I try to read every one of them. Then I see others and consider adding them. But how many can I realistically keep track of?
I love the linky parties where I get to link my blog post with others and receive many more comments. Sometimes I have had 200-300 page views. That is fun to see. I love to have comments from new viewers and read their blogs.
I have joined Chooky and Friends on zoom meetings quite a few times in the past couple of years. One of the positive things about the whole covid lockdown has been meeting quilters online, face to face. Sometimes I get lots of mindless work done, like tearing papers off the back of foundation pieced blocks, and other times I have hand appliqued or done prep work. I cannot talk and sew, so I have enjoyed just hanging out and listening to the conversations. I have a group I host. Some of us used to meet here in person at the Farm to quilt together. Now we meet some Saturday mornings.
I don't always respond to comments right away. And why is that? I don't have time? I don't know what to say beyond a simple thank you? I do not see the comments right away? They have to be approved? Answering a question gives me an opportunity to explain it in the comments on the blog post? If I do not comment or see it right away and wait, I totally forget to go back and reply?
So for all the people who have made comments and I have not responded I apologize. One of my 2022 goals should be to correspond more promptly and more frequently.
Blessings,
Chris
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