Top 5 Quilting Blog Posts for 2022

Another year is almost over and it’s time to look back on what happened. What were my Top 5 quilting blog posts for the year 2022?

Then it will be time to make some quilting plans for 2023, huzzah! I love planning for the New Year – sooooo much fun!

But first (rein it back in, Kirsty) there’s the looking back. Cheryl at Meadow Mist Designs has an annual “best of” round-up of quilting blog posts which is the perfect time to look back on your blogging year.

I use good-ole eyeballs as my measure of how popular a blog post has been. I know it’s not a perfect measurement, but the number of times a blog post has been read seems like the best metric for me. Google Analytics is kind enough to gather all that data for me, and now I’ll lay it all out for you.

Without further ado, here are my Top 5 blog posts for the year 2022!

Number 1 – Straight Line Quilting Designs

I honestly had no idea which blog post would come in at No. 1 but I was pleasantly surprised to see it was this post on Straight Line Quilting Designs.

This was a post that I spent a lot of time writing and created a lot of graphics for. I wanted it to be a really comprehensive and helpful post and I hope that this has been the case. The fact that it received a lot of views suggests this might be so.

Straight line quilting is still my most favourite way to quilt my quilts. I keep saying I will learn how to FMQ at some stage, but with so many good looking straight line quilting designs it’s hard to find a reason!

Number 2 – Sweet and Simple Squares Quilt Pattern

In the No. 2 position we have a combination baby quilt tutorial with an offer of an expanded quilt pattern.

The Sweet and Simple Squares baby quilt tutorial is a great way to use up stash and scraps that have accumulated in colour families. Given most of us have favourite colours that we gravitate toward, it makes sense that we will have more stash and scraps in those colours. This is a great way to make a lovely gradated quilt using the fabric colours that you love the most.

As well as the baby quilt tutorial post, you can also purchase an expanded version of the pattern with 8 different quilt sizes (I know, I got a bit carried away, but it’s so much fun). The patterns are all FQ friendly as well, which is great for cutting through some stash fabrics.

Number 3 – Window Panes Quilt Pattern

The No. 3 blog post talks about the release of the Window Panes quilt pattern, which was my first pattern for 2022. Window Panes has instructions for 5 quilt sizes, baby to king.

This pattern is another great stash and scrap busting pattern. It can also be used with jelly rolls (both the windows and the sashing) which makes it really adaptable.

I love patterns that help me achieve a cohesive look with scraps, and I feel like this one meets my own needs. I’m glad to see it’s proving popular with others too!

Number 4 – Broken Dishes Quilt Pattern

The No. 4 blog post for 2022 is my Broken Dishes baby quilt tutorial and offer for an expanded quilt pattern. Much like No. 2 (Sweet and Simple Squares), this blog post shows how to sew a baby sized Broken Dishes quilt and points to a full pattern in the shop for those who want to sew the larger sizes (the paid pattern has baby, throw, twin, queen and king sizes).

I love the look of this quilt with the mix of solid fabrics for the dark triangle halves, and the scrappy low volumes for the light fabrics. I think it makes for quite a modern look. And of course, it’s no secret that turquoise and all it’s siblings (aqua, teal, etc) are my favourites.

Number 5 – Dutchman’s Puzzle Quilt Block

I was surprised to see this Dutchman’s Puzzle Quilt Block post sneak into the top 5. Not because I don’t think it’s a good post, but because it was published in December and that means it had a lot less time to create momentum with readers.

This post was part of a quilt block tutorial round-up which I think helped it’s numbers considerably. One of the great things about round-ups is that other readers will pop over and check out your post, just as my readers are (hopefully) clicking through to check out all the other quilt blocks too.

I hope to participate in another block round-up next year as well.

Honorable Mention

Another December post – my How to Sew A Patchwork Gift Bag tutorial (but it was quite a bit behind the Dutchman’s Puzzle).

This is a fun post because it shows you how to use stash and/or scraps to make some handy patchwork gift bags for the holidays or whenever.

I’m making more of these right now. I have my scraps in colour-coded bags, so I just grab the fullest bag and sew until I have 2 panels ready for use. It really does burn up the scraps.

I can see this will be an easy way to keep my scraps under control throughout the year. With 4 kids I need a ton of these bags for birthdays and Christmases. I love seeing my scraps put to good use like this; it’s like making something from nothing.

Old Favourites

The posts above were filtered for just this year – 2022. When I look at my overall Top 5 for the history of my blog (over 10 years of posts now!) the following posts come up. These are all the same oldies that ranked last year, but in a different order. Good to see the oldies are still wrestling it out for supremacy like the young guns!

Oldie Fave 1: Ultimate Quarter Square Triangle Tutorial (with QST calculator)

Oldie Fave 2: Wildwood Baby Quilt Tutorial

Oldie Fave 3: Half Rectangle Triangle Tutorial

Oldie Fave 4: When You Wish…Baby Quilt Tutorial

Oldie Fave 5: Diamond Quilt Block Tutorial

Have a quilting blog? Join the Fun!

I’m linking up with Meadow Mist Designs’ Best of 2022, join the party if you also blog. The link up will be live until 2 Jan 2023.

If you don’t blog but love reading blogs then click over and find some great quilting blogs to add to your reading list.

If you enjoyed this post, you might also like my Top 5 Blog Posts of 2018 and Top 5 Blog Posts of 2021.

Happy sewing and Happy New Year, dear readers!

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