Stats and Stuff

If you have a blog on Blogger, you probably know it tracks your stats for you, right? Every now and then, I like to take a look to see what other blogs my readers come from and what kind of internet searches lead people to my blog. It's really kind of interesting.

I consistently get a lot of people reading my blog posts that relate to Connecting Threads. I think many quilters are intrigued by Connecting Threads' fabric prices and want to see what kind of reviews may be out there. I'm sure they're disappointed in my blog, because I've never tried the fabric--but I like to use their thread.

When I looked at the stats page last night, it told me that three people had come to my blog as a result of an internet search for "dart guns for two-year-old boys." Really? When did I ever write about that? I tried a Yahoo search with those terms, but I sure didn't get my blog! Maybe I'm missing something in how the stats come up with these things.

When I went back to look for the "dart gun" stat today, it wasn't there any more, but I noticed I was getting a lot of hits off a referral from Fave Quilts to my technique tutorial for making an appliqued wallhanging using wool, a sewing machine, and a quilt-as-you-go method. Their post linking to me can be found HERE--take a look at some of the other patterns and things they link to while you're there, as you might find something that really appeals to you.

While we're on the subject of that Santa wallhanging, I thought I'd show you where it's hanging this year--

It's in the guest bathroom where Santa can keep a close eye on all of the snowmen! (Not even gonna consider what ELSE Santa may be watching in the guest bathroom.)

I found that a small nut/treat bowl will make a great soap dish in a pinch.

Snowmen everywhere!

I think I might feel a little creeped out when I take a bath tonight. I never thought about THEM watching me until now!

I was thinking that it might be kind of fun to mess with peoples' internet searches by throwing random stuff into my blog posts that people might search for. Like "the perfect gift for the quilter on your Christmas list!" Now I wonder how many people might search "Christmas gift for quilter" and be led to my blog--which will be pretty useless, really. Or "Santa caught looking at naked woman in guest bathroom."

I'll keep an eye on the stats over the next couple days and let you know if there's a sudden increase in traffic for Santa porn. In the meantime, remember that if you see weird stuff in my blog posts, it's just me having a little fun.

Time now to march into the bathroom, take off my clothes, and face down Santa and all those staring snowmen. Sorry if this visual has put you off your breakfast. Wish me luck!