need suggestions about organizing quilt photos for web site

Pattern name and designer if possible. Date made if possible. Why you made or like it. If it was easier than it looked. Was it an experiment and if it was what you learned. Any other pertinent comments.

Yes. I've seen many web sites with both professional and personal pages linked together. The best ones build all the pages of personal stuff so they all link to one main personal page, all the professional stuff is built so it all links to one main professional page, then each main page gets one link from the other main page.

The personal pages often look very different from the professional pages, so you may want two sets of backgrounds, buttons, etc. for your pages. The difference gives the viewer a visual clue that the pages have very different content.

I'm all for reverse chronological order, but I also realize that isn't enough for someone who is a prolific quilter.

- First works (blocks and quilts), warts and all. This shows newbies that everyone starts somewhere and the world won't collapse if all doesn't go as planned.

- Original designs--unless you intend to sell the pattern in the near future. Do not picture any design that you wish to market later.

- WIPs: includes current and under construction projects

- charity quilts

- Group projects

- Quick gift ideas

- Class samples--Note: If these are personal add to personal pages, if professional add to professional pages. Debra in VA See my quilts at

I have a feeling the site you are describing is Julia in MN's?? Julia, is it you? I can picture the one you mean though, because I love it!! all so efficient, but beautiful as well. . In message , Susan Laity Price writes

I'm flattered that you think it is mine, but it's not. Mine is not nearly so well organized. Mine is chronological, for the most part, especially the last 3 or 4 years, with a page for each year's projects. I do try to give pattern source and some history of the quilt, also what, if anything, I learned from it. Each small picture is a link to a larger view of the picture.

Julia >

The list of all the RCTQer's websites is at . Maybe you can find it there.

Julia > Three years ago my husband purchased my domain name for me as a

I like things grouped by categories, e.g.: English Paper Piecing Traditional blocks Contemporary Art Quilts Red quilts Baby quilts etc.

Susan, I think it might have been Kim Graham's:

Ah, well if you are describing yours, then that is the one I remember. I so admire it. I can't think of another one?

What about Kim? Could it be hers?

Susan, have you looked at all the sites on Kay Ahr's page of RCTQ sites?

So sorry - I'm just adding this before it goes off into the ether - I should have read the whole thread before leaping in!!! . In message , Julia in MN writes

Thanks for the suggestions. I will try to include information on the newer quilts but those I made 20 years ago have long been forgotten. Wish I had pictures of all of the quilts I have made over the years.

Susan

Thanks for the link. I didn't remember that the group had such a list. It is probably blocked from my mind because I felt guilty about not finishing my site.

Susan

Maybe we can do an alternate list by type. Don't want to make the site too confusing but can see the advantage of listing by type and year completed.

Susan

Thanks, it must be Kim's site. Love all the information. Just wished I knew all the information on all the quilts I have completed. Wished I had photos of all the quilts.

Susan

blush...thanks folks. Funny thing that: I'm debating what to do with my site. Feeling like it needs updating, but not sure if I want to lose the mystery quilt stuff and offer a new series or what?

My two bits worth: give credit where credit is due; and I always look for info on all aspects of the quilt from fabric choice to quilting style, so that's what I try to include, including what I'd do differently next time.

Thanks for the suggestions. I plan on making the note writing as a journal to remind myself what worked and what didn't over the years.

Susan

This isn't really about organizing, but.... my main philosophy of web design is KISS -- keep it super simple. I don't like a lot of fancy graphics, hard-to-read fonts (including bad color combinations), "flash" stuff -- anything that takes a long time to load. And please make it compatible with the most common browsers. I usually use Firefox; if I have to switch to Internet Explorer to use a site, I probably will not look at it.

Julia > Three years ago my husband purchased my domain name for me as a

No one will know you are missing things, especially if your older quilts have a similar sized blurb. Do you remember lessons you learned on the older quilts, or have a fun story about any of them? Debra in VA See my quilts at

I'd like to add no frames. A link list on the side of the home page and the bottom of the regular pages takes less space and less download time than putting the link list in a separate frame. Debra in VA See my quilts at