The end of 2014 and the start of 2015 has been really busy with various awards of one type or another. Every time, So Sew Easy has been successful in reaching the finals of the voting thanks entirely to the nominations you all send in.
Ones that I can just think of recently off the top of my head include the Burda Top Sewing Blogger Awards (for which the results were never announced!), Craftsy Favorite Sewing Pattern (made the final 4 with the Wrap Dress), and The British Sewing Awards (made the final 4).
You have always supported me with your time and effort and I'm very appreciative. But the So Sew Easy site is quite small and new, doesn't have that many followers and so when it comes to voting, naturally the ‘bigger' sites with their thousands of followers get more votes and it's hard to compete with that. You must be getting fed up with it all and so I think we should take a break from all this ‘vote for me' all the time – it makes me look desperate ! 🙂
And for a small site like ours, it doesn't work.
OMG, she wants me to vote again!
So there is one last current event I'll ask for your help with and then I'm not going to keep trying to win. It's bothersome for you I'm sure.
The Craftsy Blogger Awards
The awards currently open for voting are the Annual Craftsy Blogger Awards. There isn't any prize for the winning bloggers, just a ‘badge' to display on the site and a warm and fuzzy feeling inside if you win.
So Sew Easy was nominated and made it to the finals in the Best Sewing Tutorials category. Yay – I'm delighted for all of the nominations that got me this placement – thank you. So now they are asking for your vote between now and 11:59pm MT Wednesday, January 28th, 2015. The results will be announced on the blog on 30th January.
Voting is easy for this one. There is a little check box next to the site name, you check the box, hit vote and immediately you are shown the current results – which I love! At the time of writing this article on Friday lunchtime, voting had only recently opened and it was neck and neck at the top between So Sew Easy and another site – just a few votes in it!
So you'll be able to see right away that your vote makes a difference and see how many votes are needed. Looks like it might be quite close, or at least I hope it will be by the time voting ends. The site at the top has twice the fans that this site has so I'll need every single vote I can get to keep up!
Thank you to everyone for your support in the voting and with all of your comments, tips and suggestions. I couldn't do it without you and can never give back enough to make up for it.
VOTE IN THE CRAFTSY SEWING BLOGGER AWARDS HERE
I had already voted before I got your newsletter and I really hope you get this one. You deserve it for sure.
There was no box to check. Voting must be over. I’m so bummed. of all the sites I look at, yours is definitely my favorite. So … you have my vote whether it counts or not!
I don’t follow blogs but enjoy when I get the chance to view a good one like yours. If you didn’t ask I would never know about the contests so don’t ever stop asking for our votes. We all enjoy your site or we wouldn’t be signed up for it! Keep up the good work and good luck. Your are still ahead as of my vote.
You’ve got my vote 🙂 Good luck, I hope you win
Just voted for you and am so excited that you are leading. Keeping my fingers crossed for you!
We don’t think you’re an attention seeker – you deserve to win! We all know you work very hard on this blog. I voted for you, and was thrilled to see that you’re in the lead now!
Voted for you! Congrats for making it to the final 4! See that you are ahead in the votes now! Hope you win!
Making the final four makes you a winner already!! Hope you are the final winner. I did vote and you are on top.
After all you do for us I am happy to be able again to vote for you, at this time you are winning at 49% how exciting is that. Next year ask me again, whenever you are up for anything, very happy to vote for you. Best of luck sweetheart xxx
It’s no problem to do a quick vote and it’s kind of fun. Don’t give it a 2nd thought. BTW, what I’m seeing is that you are in the lead right now.
I just voted for you too and you definately deserve the votes. Love your blog!
Hi: I voted and I’m glad to do it! On a side note, i love all your pictures by the beach! As a woman from a caribbean island living now in the Midwest it is always nice to see the ocean no matter how cold or gray the day may be here. Keep posing your new creations by the beach!
Oh dear, to not see the sea everyday now, that would be terrible. I’ll hope to be here a little longer, we have just over a year left until our time runs out and we have to move on, but I’m enjoying every last minute.
Don’t be shy to ask for our help. I’ve been following you a long time now and enjoy your site and patterns so much! I already voted and you have a strong lead right now. Wish you the best. You deserve it!
Voted!!! The least that we can do for all that you do with sharing your ideas and patterns and videos. Thanks Good luck!!!
Just voted because I think you deserve to win.
I “LOVE YOUR SITE” I look forward to it ALL THE TIME. You have taught me so much. I could never repay you but to say – Keep Up THE GREAT WORK – and Thank You from my Heart to Your’s.
I voted for you before you asked. And don’t feel bad about asking. I don’t mind when you do. Good luck!
I have no problem voting for you. You have provided me with much information, free patterns (love those lace undies) and great tutorials.
Just voted! You are in the well-deserved lead! Please continue to ask for our help, I would have voted before but I missed the contest!!
Placed my vote. Just want you to know that ever the outcome you will always be no. 1 to me. You give so much of yourself and that is so appreciated.
No, hesitation on my part. I always check out the latest, and previous, of you posts. I love your style. They are so workable and cute!
Please feel free to post a request for help………….I feel you offer me help and I am happy to return the favor.
Ditto!
Voted before you asked;)
Oh Diya, you are such a sweetie.
Already voted – glad to see you are now in the lead!
I voted first thing morning. You are fabulous and deserve many awards for teaching us and keeping us connected!
You’re in the lead, yaaayyy, good luck and don’t worry about asking for votes, that’s not a problem x
You have my vote – good luck – and keep up the good work with all your tutorials 🙂
I voted. You deserve to win. Your site is amazing. Your patterns are easy to understand and sew and there’s something for everybody. I live in my pencil skirt I made using your spreadsheet. I wear it at least twice a week. And you are always giving us free patterns and helpful tutorials so the least we can do is vote for you. Good luck!
Dear Deby
Good luck! I’ve just voted for you and you’re winning! I love your site too! I don’t have a lot of time and I only keep the sites that I really like and yours is definitely one of them.
Best regards,
Rosemary.
Thank you Rosemary, you are a STAR!
Done & done! You’re in the lead right now – when I voted!
I can’t seem to get the results here – I just get an error message so I wasn’t sure if the voting was actually even working properly. Good to hear they are being counted and it just must be something on my end stopping it being displayed. And in the lead – wow, maybe at last my time has come! Thank you so much for the vote, every one counts.
I voted for you Deby. You deserve to win. I have really learned a lot from your site.
I voted for you because you are so deserving of this award. There isn’t much on your blog that I don’t pin to my Sewing Board. Love the tutorials and variety of products you share with all of us. The best of luck.
Thank you so much Patty – and I love your steering wheel covers. Really nice idea. Linking to your shop for people to take a look at what you do – https://www.etsy.com/shop/embellishmepattyv
Already voted for you too…would put in more if was possible! lol You are Awesome!! 🙂
Thank you Lori, and YOU are awesome.
I voted for you. Your site is great I go here almost every day. I sure hope you win, you deserve it.
Thank you Loretta. I appreciate it.
Deby, don’t *ever* feel bad for asking for help! You have helped so many of us with your wonderful tips and techniques and inspiration, that many of us are very happy to return the favor with a vote for you! I love everything you do on this site and would vote a hundred times for your creative site….if I could. Best of luck!
I’m happy that you feel that way and have enjoyed following along with me as I learn new sewing skills. Enjoy your sewing for 2015, may your needle ever be sharp!
I voted, and I agree with Gina. It only takes a sec to vote and I wouldn’t know if you didn’t ask.
I just voted for you. Let us know the results. Hope you win, it gets discouraging after a while if you don’t.
My feelings exactly.
Hey, don’t worry about asking us to vote – we obviously like your site or we wouldn’t be here! BTW, I voted yesterday when I got the notice. Keep up the good work!
Thanks Rebecca, I appreciate it. I just know how busy we all are, and I don’t want people to think I’m just a big attention-seeker with all this ‘vote for me’!
I cannot fairly vote in this, since I am a fan of the top three sites shown in your screen shot. I don’t favor any one of the three over the others, because all have shown me new and interesting things. If I could vote for all three, then it would be fair, since all three deserve my vote… hope you understand.
Absolutely I do. If I wasn’t listed, I would have voted for my main competitor too. She’s a bloggy friend of mine and a lovely lady – like her site a lot.
I voted for you! It doesn’t bother me when you ask for votes. I wouldn’t even know about it if you didn’t. Congrads for making it to the finally 4, and good luck. 🙂