Monday, September 20, 2010

Huge Update

Hey everyone,

This is probably the best update I think I've given thus far! I have updated the website so that it runs much faster and looks better.

Just as a summary of what I mean:
- If you're using Internet Explorer to browse my website, the drop shadows used on the site would actually slow down your browsing speed. All drop shadows that were causing a decrease in browsing speed were removed.
- The pantograph tabs have been reorganized so that Most Popular is on the end. I think this small change is going to help keep the website organized in the future as we keep adding more pantographs.
- Also the tabs look at lot better, as well. They feature rounded tops, which I think make the tabs look better and increase browsing speed (believe it or not!).

And that's about it. While the changes aren't huge per se, I think you're going to really enjoy them as they'll make browsing our website much more enjoyable!

Thanks everyone,

Andrew Davis
Susan K. Quilting

Friday, September 17, 2010

Big News!

Hey everyone,

Big news! Pictures of finished quilts have finally been uploaded to www.susankquilting.com! I can't tell you how excited I am to announce this! Please whenever you'd like, visit the Finished Quilts page at www.susankquilting.com/finished_quilts.html!

Additionally, should there be any errors, please let me know and I'd be more than happy to fix them!

Thanks everyone,

Andrew Davis
Susan K. Quilting

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Status Update 9/16/2010

Hey everyone,

Just to let you know how things are coming along, I am still working on the Finished Quilts page on www.susankquilting.com. I have given a lot of thought as to how we'd like to organize the quilts and I believe I've come up with a great solution. Now, the next step is to actually implement my solution. Depending on how complex it is to implement and if I run into any roadblocks, it may be a day or as much as a week before I am able to put a Finished Quilts page onto the website. Once again, I appreciate everyone's patience! We'll have a fully functional website up soon!

Thanks,

Andrew Davis
Susan K. Quilting

Changes to Holidays Pantographs

Hey everyone,

I've made some organizational changes to the Holidays Pantographs page that I think will help our website come up higher in Google search and help viewers find what they're looking for more quickly! Feel free to check the changes out at www.susankquilting.com/holidays.html!

Thanks,

Andrew Davis
Susan K. Quilting

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Website is Now Faster! 09/15/2010

Hey everyone,

I have noticed how slowly the website, www.susankquilting.com, runs. I have thought about what to do and for a while, I was unable to come up with any good ideas. Reason being, the website only runs slowly in Internet Explorer. For those of you who use Safari or Mozilla Firefox, which is what I use, the website is very, very fast.

So, I thought and I thought and I thought and I... thought and I finally came up with what I think is the best solution! So, now I have implemented my solution and (thankfully) the website runs a lot faster for Internet Explorer users! Now, it still doesn't run as fast as I would like it to, but I'll constantly be thinking of new ideas to make it run faster! So, go ahead and give it a try! I think you'll be quite pleased!

Additionally, I will be adding pictures of finished quilts onto the website very soon. I have been low on time lately, but hopefully this Thursday or Friday, you'll be able to view pictures of finished quilts on our website at www.susankquilting.com.

Finally, don't be shy! Please use the contact form at www.susankquilting.com/contact_us.php to let us know of any questions or comments you have. You can write to us about anything including the site's performance and speed!

Thanks everyone,

Andrew Davis
Susan K. Quilting

Monday, September 13, 2010

The coordinated fabrics in this quilt are from the Aviary line by Three Sisters for Moda fabrics. The pattern is from Anka's Treasures and is called Double Takes 2.
Take a close look and you will see this quilt is beautifully pieced!

Baltimore Halloween Quilt

This truly exquisite quilt is a Pearl Pereira hand-applique pattern. Be sure to click on the picture to enlarge it in order to see the amazing applique up close!
The outer border is stitched in pumpkins and the inner border is stitched in leaves and acorns. It is stabilized with lots of stitching in the ditch and the background is stippled.