2024 Blog Posts, and Books Read

Following Debbie's lead at A Quilter's Table where she presented her "Best of 2024" blog post (she shared some really lovely modern beauties!) I looked at the number of views of each of my 70 blog posts in 2024. These are my five most popular posts, beginning with the one that had the fifth most views.  

#5: Three Day Retreat Plans published May 2

In this post I shared my intentions of making the scrappy Bonnie Lass quilt; Tara Faughnan's foundation paper pieced design called Sunny; and a Plus Quilt. It's likely most viewers were interested in Tara's Sunny pattern which had just been released.  

#4 QuiltCon Raleigh Part 3 published March 3

Of the five blog posts I wrote about QuiltCon 2024, why Part 3 was viewed more times than the others is beyond me!

This post focused on QuiltCon entries in the handwork category, and included info about the Improv Tiny Piecing workshop I took at QuiltCon with Jo Avery of Scotland. 

#3 Modern Potholder Group Quilt published January 30

This was my first blog post about the group quilt I organized. Fifteen makers were involved in making Pot Luck, and I'm thrilled our quilt was accepted into QuiltCon Phoenix, in 2025. See quilt here.

#2 Small Things published January 7

Fabric twining AND making Confetti Pouches were the focus of this post.

#1 Confetti Pouch Exterior Tutorial published January 10

My #1 most viewed blog post, by far and away, is the tutorial for making these pouches. That's a good indication that makers still like a blog tutorial. 

Locally, I will be teaching a Confetti Pouches workshop in June 2025. 

Book Recommendation

This is my last 2024 book recommendation/review.

The Second Sleep by Robert Harris is an unexpected story as it begins, charmingly enough, with a priest riding a donkey to a remote village in rural England. Father Christopher Fairfax has been  ispatched to hold a service for, and bury the local priest who died from a fall. 

As the reader comes to believe this is a story about old England, in fact it's about old England after the apocalypse. Back in 2025 the world, as everyone knew it, came to a tragic end. Now, eight hundred years later, the church governs and sheriffs and magistrates enforce the laws. It's illegal to be interested in or collect antiquities - things like plastic drinking straws and bottles, glass jars, and the odd things that show an apple with a bite out of it. 

Father Fairfax becomes interested in the deceased priests collection of antiquities, including books that recount some of what happened 800 years ago. Soon he's embroiled in what he discovers, jeopardizing his position in the church, compounded by his interest in Lady Durston. 

I wish I could say I finished 2024 reading with a great title, but this was only okay. The ending left me wondering - wishing I knew more.   

Linda's score: 3.7/5.0

December Books

In December I listened to ten audiobooks. Those I gave a score of 4.0 and higher were:

1. The Good Father, Diane Chamberlain - 4.4
2. True Believer, Nicholas Sparks - 4.3
3. Alone in the Dark, Joanne Ryan - 4.2
4. The Liberty Scarf, Runyan, Ciesielski, and McMillan - 4.2

5. Prom Mom, Laura Lipmann - 4.1

6. Yours Truly, Abby Jimenez - 4.0

7. Pretty Dead Things, Lillian West - 4.0

All of 2024 - 102 Books

This year I listened to and wrote blog reviews for 102 books. You can find all those titles on the "Books Read" tab, at the top of my Home Page. 

All my 2024 reads are listed on that page, AND there's a link to a PDF, in case you'd like to print it.

Also, I kept a Book Bracket throughout the year. You can see that The Women by Kristin Hannah was my favorite book. 

The author Charles Martin - The Last Exchange - always comes through with a great story. 

Each book that was my favorite for the month is also shown. 

Lotsa reading options for 2025! Linda