Hello World!
I am excited (please read: more like scared to death!) to share my new WordPress website with you! A new home for my blog and pattern shop was a necessity: a mobile friendly website, with a responsive design that can be seen on any device.
With the exception of the theme of the website (which I purchased) and a few migration services, I did everything by myself for this website.
Since I have been a quilter in the last 16 years (and I lost the contact with the web programming world), it wasn’t easy to put this website together. Actually, it was the hardest thing I have ever made in my entire life.
Every single little step came with a lot of problems; I experimented everything: from paying a lot for bad services to very good support from free services, from agony to ecstasy! I don’t even remember how many times I was desperate and about to give up: fortunately, my love of quilting won in the end!
Now I am glad it is finished and if everything goes well, I will start sewing again!
What’s new?
I hope the new way the information is organized serves you better; I hope the navigation is easy and intuitive.
Follow my blog
If you have my old blog in the list of your favorite blogs to follow, you might want to change it and add the new website: http://getasquiltingstudio.com
I transferred the Bloglovin followers from the old blog to the new blog, so if you follow my blog on Bloglovin, you should see my new posts there, you don’t have to do anything.
Speed!
The time needed for a website to load in a browser is important and WordPress websites are slow.
I am paying an expensive hosting to make my website load fast and once I gain traffic, I will see how this goes.
I would appreciate your feedback about this!
While testing the website, I found out that not all the browers are the same and I switched from Firefox to Chrome (Internet Explorer is my last option!).
So, if you notice something strange, could you be so kind and send me a message (or leave a comment)?
Thank you for being here, looking forward to sharing many wonderful new quilts and bags with you in the future.
Looks good and congratulations on your hard work.
Thank you, Elsie.
Your website looks great! Congratulations on all your hard work in getting it together. Looking forward to seeing your next projects and designs!
Thank you, Char; glad to meet you here too!
Great job and congratulation s
Thank you, Sylvia.
Hi Congratulations too, for your work, we love your blog an new one thanks renee
Looks great Geta! Thanks for bringing over your Bloglovin’ followers!
I was happy to find out that the followers can be transferred!
Congratulations! It looks good and I’m looking forward to see your new designs here.
Thank you so much, Lena!
Dear Geta,
I love your new presentation, evrything is so clear, it’s pure fun to browse through the different themes. Congrats, you did a great job! Martina
Thank you for your help, Martina!
I’m not sure, if it is only my personal problem, but your home page is very unconvenient to read: the text is so light in colour that it is difficult to read. The same applies to this blog post and the comment form: only bold texts above are clear.
Thank you for your feedback, Hannele. I don’t have this issue, the text is grey on white, I will try to make it darker; in the comment form it is a lighter grey, I will change that too.
Congratulations. You have a done a great jobs!
Thanks for transferring your Bloglovin’ followers!! The new site looks great!
I have followed you for a few years now, and am impressed with all your wonderful quilting. I found you years ago with Madamm am while hopping. Loved you every since. Love this new “home” and congratulations on your move.
Thank you, Patty; Madame Samm is a wonderful quilting friend.
Congratulations, Geta! You are AMAZING and so talented! Your new website is beautiful and fresh and full of wonderfulness!!!
Susie
Thank you, Susie; can’t wait to start sewing again!
well done! worth the blood, sweat and tears!
Yes, I think so too; but I am happy it’s done!
It all looks great, Geta. Congratulations on your migration to the new site!
Thank you, Brenda!
Sa fie intr-un ceas bun, draga Geta!
Mersi, Miha!
Good Day Geta….as one who has always admired your work and projects, I applaud you for continued growth and creativity. So proud of you pretty lady..
Thank you so much, Samantha! You know that you contributed a lot to my growth!
Congratulations. Hard work pays off – with your journey in quilting and now with your new web site. I bet you are looking forward to some more sewing time 🙂
Thank you so much, Brit! I still have some computer work to do, but I dream of long sewing days!
Looks good alot of hard work went into this. Happy you didn’t quilt
Geta,
Congratulations on sticking with a hard learning curve; your website results look terrific!
Thank you, Diane! It was one step at a time, and sometimes really small steps; now it seems it took me forever, so I am glad it’s (mostly) done!
Love the new look & looking forward to new projects and inspiration.
Thank you, Elizabeth; I am happy I have time again to sew.
Greta I just LOVE your new site. It looks terrific and that is a great picture of you with that HUGE quilt! Thanks for all that you do, your wonderful patterns and for showing us all that when you really want a dream to come true, it can happen, but you have to be willing to work for it.
All the best.
Terri at the Drake’s Nest in Palm Bay, Florida USA
Thank you for the kind words, Terri; yes, that is a huge quilt and I am grateful that I had the chance to sew it.
Yes, you are right, small or big, dreams can come true!
Geta – your new website is beautiful, congratulations! I have been out of the blogging reading and writing mode for quite sometime now but need to get in the habit again. I have not even taken time to read my favorite blogs, yours included for a long time but know this is not a permanent situation. Will have to take one blog at a time and go back to read all the posts so I don’t miss something important.
I love your blog, Geta. I like how honest & open you are, and your willingness to share so much. You are an inspiration. And, your work is amazing.
Thank you Debbie; sharing is fun and good for the soul!
Good for you for making the switch! Of all the platforms I’ve tried, WP is absolutely the most user friendly, and the most versatile. Your site looks great!
P. S. I use Firefox, and the site loaded fine and fast. No problems at all!
Thank you so much, Susan!
It looks great! Congratulations on all your hard work. Thanks for your great blog!
I was pretty sure I’m signed up for the instant access to the library of free designs, but I don’t know my password and don’t know how to recover it.
Glad you managed to access it, Anita! Happy sewing!
Well if I had looked a little harder I might have found it. Sorry. I found the password. Heh heh
Geta, I love your new site!!!!!! I can’t imagine how much work it was but it’s great! This is my absolute favorite quilting site. You have inspired me for several years now and it will continue!
Congratulations, dear 🙂
Sue
Thank you for your kind words and support over the years, Sue! Yes, it was a lot of work and I am glad it’s done; now the list of projects I want to sew and share is endless.
I love the new site, it’s so clear and bright. Congratulations, your hard work has paid off! I’ve been reading your blog for a few years now and am always impressed with your patterns and your work. Your love of quilting and sewing shows in every single post. It’s very inspiring.
Thank you so much, Maria; your kind words inspire me to continue sewing and sharing.
Your new site is just marvelous. You worked hard and succeeded to fill your dream.
I have enjoyed your site for a few years. Always look forward to seeing what your mind and quilting have found for all of of us. Blessing to you. You do marvelous work. Looking forward to many new designs.
Thank you so much, Linda; I am ready to sew again!
Wow! Your work is stunning. I found you because I am working on the Splendid Sampler project of Pat Sloan and Jane Davidson. I love you work. I am looking forward t making the “circle of love” block you designed. Again I am amazing with the story of how you taught yourself to make these quilts. Makes me think Anything is possible. I will just keep at it!