The rules have changed for bloggers. When I first started this website, back in 2014 (yep, it has been 10 years), I could learn a lot about my followers from the analytics provided by my web hosting service. I knew how old they were, what part of the world they lived in, and whether they were male or female.
I could even see what search terms brought them to my website.
Back in those days, if I saw that people were searching for a “Barbie wedding gown,” I could design some wedding gown patterns and post them because I knew that was what everyone was looking for.
But legislation has passed to protect people’s right to privacy, and that’s a good thing. Back in the so-called “good ol’ days,” of blogging, bad people would gather information about you and sell it to the highest paying ad company — or to telephone marketers — or to only God knows whom.
So I’m glad we can choose our privacy settings today, but that does put blindfolders on honest bloggers like me, who really just wanted to know what all of you would like to learn from me.
I understand that 99% of the people who stumble across my website are actually looking for free doll clothes sewing patterns. I get that. It’s a no-brainer.
But who are you? What do you make/ sew/ sell/ create/ craft? Is there more I can offer?
So today’s blog post has a series of five questions I’d like to know the answer to. If you choose not to answer, that’s okay.
But if you do choose to answer, it will help me understand my audience better, and with that, I can try to make my blog posts more meaningful to a greater number of you.
Please do not feel obligated to answer all five questions. Just answer the ones you are most comfortable answering and/ or the ones that “float your boat,” so to speak.
Question #1: Why do you sew doll clothes?
Are you making doll clothes for your own children or grandchildren? Do you make doll clothes to sell them at outdoor craft fairs or in an online venue like Etsy?
Or perhaps you’re a serious adult doll collector who likes to display his/ her own dolls in curio cabinets. Or maybe you sew doll clothes to give to charities.
In the comments section at the bottom of this page, please let me know the purpose of your hobby and/ or business, so I can better understand the types of blog posts that might interest you.
Question #2: How would you rate your sewing skills?
Are you new to sewing? Or have you been sewing for many years? Or are you somewhere in-between?
If you are skilled at sewing, do you still enjoy my blog posts on sewing techniques/ sewing topics? Or do you skip over those blog posts?
Question #3: Where do you buy your sewing supplies?
Do you tend to buy your sewing supplies online? Or do you go into a brick-and-mortar store when you need things like rickrack trim or snaps?
If you buy online, do you have a favorite online store? And what items do you buy most frequently? Fabric? Snaps? Patterns?
What I’m getting at here, is this: should I offer more links to JoAnn’s Fabrics, Etsy, Amazon, or some other online store, for your convenience? And what items would you be willing to buy, using links provided by the ChellyWood.com website?
(When you buy sewing supplies using my links, the price isn’t marked up, but my website can earn a commission, so this is very helpful to know!)
Question #4: In addition to sewing doll clothes, what other crafty hobbies do you enjoy?
Do you crochet or knit doll clothes too? Do you make tiny doll quilts?
Do you build doll houses, dioramas, or doll furniture? Are you involved in the miniature collecting community?
With this question, I’m wondering if I should seek additional experts to interview on my website, for guest blog posts. So if you do any of these hobbies (or one that’s doll related but not mentioned above) would you be interested in doing a guest blog post?
Question #5: What are some topics you’d like me to cover in the blog posts?
I realize that most of you just come here for the free patterns, but (sadly) I don’t have time to create a new pattern for you every single day.
However, I do have many years of experience sewing for dolls. I’m happy to share my knowledge with you in these daily blog posts.
Feel free to offer criticism (posts you don’t find interesting and why) and suggestions (questions you have that you’d like me to answer or topics you’d like to see me write about).
I do hope every single person who reads this can take the time to leave a comment. Please don’t choose to not comment just because there are too many comments already.
I promise I’ll read each one!
Furthermore, I need to say that I was sick last week, so I’m struggling to keep up with the daily blog posts. I hope you’ll be forgiving if I re-post old content, to allow me time to catch up.
If you enjoyed this blog post, and you’d like to see my videos, you might want to navigate over to my YouTube channel, ChellyWood1 to look through my playlists.
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For anyone who would like to expand their dolls’ wardrobes, you should really check out my “How to Alter Doll Clothes Patterns” course and my “Design Your Own Doll Pants Patterns from Scratch” classes on the Creative Spark online learning platform. Here’s my bio page on their website, where you can learn more.
For any class on Creative Spark, you don’t have to follow a schedule. Just sign up when you’re ready.
It’s a one-time fee for the course, and there’s no specific time limit to finish your course. You can just take your time and learn at the pace that suits you. So go check out my paid courses on Creative Spark, using this link.
As always, feel free to pin, like, or tweet about my free patterns and tutorials.
To read more about my free sewing patterns and tutorials, please visit the “Helpful Tips” page.
Disclaimer/Credit/Affiliate Marketing Link:
*Please note: when you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include Amazon, JoAnn Fabric, Etsy, and the eBay Partner Network. As an Amazon affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. To learn more about how my website uses affiliate marketing, please visit the website’s Privacy Policy page.
Chelly Wood and the ChellyWood.com website are not affiliated with any of the doll or toy companies mentioned in this blog post, but Chelly enjoys designing her doll clothes to fit a variety of dolls. To learn more about the doll companies mentioned in today’s post, please visit the doll or toy company’s website.