{"id":10163,"date":"2014-06-24T06:00:43","date_gmt":"2014-06-24T11:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/?p=10163"},"modified":"2016-05-24T00:44:33","modified_gmt":"2016-05-24T05:44:33","slug":"opinions-noted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/opinions-noted\/","title":{"rendered":"Your opinions are in and noted"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Readers

When my husband came home from work and saw me sat at the computer wiping away tears, he thought something terrible had happened. \u00a0I had to explain that I was reading comments left on the readers survey and I had been really touched by some of the lovely things you said and it made me feel a bit weepy. \u00a0You are a wonderful bunch and you make this site a joy to write for.<\/p>\n

Thank you to everyone who completed responses in the Future of So Sew Easy survey. \u00a0There were more than 180 responses – thank you to each and every one of you that took a few minutes away from your sewing room to let me know exactly what you think.<\/p>\n

\"So

The results and feedback were anonymous so you were free to let me know what you really think without me tracking you down and either sending you flowers or a stink-bomb in the mail! \u00a0And it was really surprising – very different results from the comments that had been left on the Facebook page earlier when I had asked what you wanted to see – almost a complete turn around. \u00a0I think maybe the Facebook followers and the newsletter followers both like different projects – interesting!<\/p>\n

Here is what you said:<\/p>\n

\"Survey-2\"

Looks like some of you have been around for a long time, maybe even as long as I have. \u00a0If you were one of the early readers, and encouraged me as I learned to sew with your feedback and comments – thank you.<\/p>\n

\"Survey-3\"

\"survey-4\"

From the look of my stats, most people who have been reading for a while now, are probably members of the weekly newsletter, and click through to read articles they are interested in once a week, on Sunday. \u00a0Sorry if the site is slow when you come – Sunday is always very busy with the most page views of the week. \u00a0I've recently upgraded the site hosting so hopefully you should find it more reliable going forward. \u00a0No one mentioned the site was horribly slow, so that's good to hear.<\/p>\n

\"survey-5\"

I was surprised to see so many readers in the intermediate and above category. \u00a0As a beginner really myself, offering very basic patterns and tutorials, I was sure I appealed only to those who were quite new to sewing. \u00a0But even the most advanced sewer can enjoy sewing a simple pattern from time to time. Not every project we do has to be War and Peace! \u00a0If I had to answer for myself, I think I'd go with the confident beginner to hobbiest category.<\/p>\n

Now on to the meaty bits — ><\/p>\n

\"Survey-6\"

Not surprisingly, the free sewing patterns were the most popular part of the site, along with basic sewing tutorials and sewing bags. \u00a0In this survey, apparently contrary to the post on Facebook, sewing of other things such as the mug rugs and other crafty items were less popular, but still loved by nearly 50% of those answering.<\/p>\n

The Make It Yours bag sewing contest wasn't very popular with a lot of you – sorry about that! \u00a0Perhaps I over did it with all the posts. \u00a0And of course the paid-for sewing patterns also don't appeal to quite a few – not to worry, there will still be plenty of free patterns and content that hopefully you will all love.<\/p>\n

The future –><\/p>\n

\"Survey-7\"

A pretty broad spread of answers, with at least one third of readers interested in even the bottom topic. \u00a0Quick to sew or weekend projects, and especially clothes and bags are popular. \u00a0If they only use small amounts of fabric, even better. \u00a0Tips and techniques – as I learn them, I'll share.<\/p>\n

How do you rate the site?<\/strong> \u00a0Well, again a broad range, some votes in every score from 1 through to 10. \u00a0Thankfully, most were above 5. But then I suppose if you didn't like it, you would probably not answered the survey in the first place so the result with a bit skewed! \u00a0Average result – 8 out of 10 \u00a0 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Your comments<\/strong>, just a sample. \u00a0Thank you to everyone who left words of encouragement and helpful pointers for improvement.<\/p>\n