Best of 2020 Blog Posts

Cheryl Brickey of Meadow Mist Designs is hosting the fifth annual Best of 2020 Linky Party: A Blog Party to share our and read others top blog posts of 2020! Our top blogs may be those with the most views, most comments, provoked the best discussions, best tutorials, or simply our favorite 2020 finishes!! So without further ado, here is a countdown for my Best of 2020 Blog Posts:

5. Favorite Tutorial: Polka Dots & Posies

Polka Dots & Posies

What's black & white, and super bright?!? Polka Dots & Posies! This is one of my favorite finishes featuring Michael Miller fabrics. In addition to loving the fabrics, I had so much fun using improvisational top-stitched curves to create the blocks. Luckily I rembered to slow down just enough to take lots of photos to share my construction and design process from start to finish!

4. Most Views & Comments: Love Your Creative Space Blog Hop Tour + Giveaway

Cover of Lilo Bowman's "Love Your Creative Space"

Over the years, my studio space and organization has evolved to support my ever changing creative endeavors. I was looking forward to Lilo Bowman's new Love Your Creative Space book and was delighted to be a stop on her Love Your Creative Space Blog Hop Tour.  Based on the 2000+ visits and 150+ comments, it is clear that I was not alone in my enthusiasm for Lilo's new book. Alas, I only had one e-copy to give away, but I sincerely hope others have had a chance to check out this amazing book that is packed with lots of organizational tips and guidance on creating a creative space that you will love!!

3. Crowd Favorite: Pursuit of Quilting Bliss

Pursuit of Quilting Bliss 

Pursuit of Quilting Bliss was another project made featuring Michael Miller fabrics. The design features Cotton Couture solids and Garden Pindot that were improv pieced into triangle spirangles, which I teach in my popular Free Styling & Spiraling workshops.

Moreover, this quilt certainly caught the attention of quilt-savvy cats & dogs along with the Virtual Quilt Show judges who awarded it a 2nd Place prize in the Modern Quilting category!!

Crowd Appeal!

2. Favorite Project: 100 Days of Dice Designs

100 Days of Dice Designs

100 Days of Dice Designs was my first foray into the world of 100 Day Projects. Each day, I rolled 3 dice to determine the color scheme, element of art, and design principle to study while creating a 7" fused composition. I absolutely loved this creative journey as it expanded my comfort level using these design tools, connected me with artists all around the world, and made a small dent in my fused scraps! While I've posted a 100 Days Project Celebratory Wrap Up & Reflections blog post,  I keep going back and forth on what to do with all the fused blocks. Options certainly include the possibility of assembling them into one or more finished quilts but other finishing options are on the table too. No decisions need to be made in the near future as several of the blocks are currently traveling.

1. Favorite Finish: 100 Days of Dice Doodles

100 Days of Dice Doodles

After taking 4 days off from 100 Days of Dice Designs, I embarked on 100 Days of rolling dice to determine my source of inspiration for FMQing a 4" square. After the 100 day, all that was left to do was trim and bind! The finished quilt made its debut in my 100 Days of Dice Doodles Celebratory Wrap Up and Reflections blog post and has already traveled out of the state for a photo shoot, with another fun outing planned for early January. 

Honorable Mentions:

It is interesting to note that for both 100 Day Projects, my Dice Doodles: A New 100 Day Project blog post  and Day 1 of the 100 Day Project received more views than the celebratory wrap up posts. I am delighted that others are curious about my goal setting and intentionality that went into both projects. I am happy to share the Dice Matrix used for both projects with anyone embarking on their own creative adventure involving dice! You can use the contact form on my website to send me an email and I will happily forward along the MS word documents for one or both projects.

Check Out the Best of 2020 Linky Party!

Be sure to visit the Best of 2020 Linky Party to be inspired and find new blogs to follow into 2021!! And don't forget to link up your own Best of 2020!!