Summertime Progress and a Question...

This is what I've been working on for most of this past week. It's taken a little longer

to write than I thought, but when I finish it, there will actually be two options for 

creating the Summertime Quilt. You'll be able to use either a traditional pieced method 

(cutting your own templates) or you can use paper foundations. It's coming along 

nicely and I'll be ready to upload everything to Craftsy in the next day or so.

Now, my title said that I wanted to ask you a question, so first let me explain.

Recently, I've learned that a number of bloggers have disabled their "comment"

feature. They said that it "frees them up", "saves them time" and allows them to" post

 without pressure". They've also said "no one likes to comment anymore anyway".

Here's my thinking...I like, no LOVE, reading your comments to my posts.

I understand when you read and don't comment, just like I think you understand if

I don't always have the chance to reply to what you've written to me. I always try,

but sometimes the time just gets away from me. You may not hear from me for a

while, but if you're not a "no reply commenter", I really, really try to write back.

I do think your feedback helps motivate me to be a better blogger, finish what I

begin and then actually create more interesting and inspirational projects to share.

So, I'm wondering what you think. 

Do you like that some blogs have disabled their comment feature?

Would you rather be able to leave a comment for the author of a blog?

and

How do you feel about those "word verification" requirements?

(Personally, I dislike them like crazy. I can never figure out what they say

and I find myself not leaving comments rather than dealing with them.)

I know that I'm soliciting replies for this post. Let me say "thanks" in advance.

I'll also write back to each of you that have open reply capabilities.

I just really want to know what you think about the "comment" thing.

I hope you enjoy the rest of your holiday weekend.

I'll be back tomorrow to show you what I else I've been working on.