I have to tell you. The power of this board never ceases to amaze!

A few weeks back I posted a picture of a quilt using the pattern, "Thinking Outside the Block" by Toadusew. You all just blew me away with your response. In fact so many of you visited Toadusew and bought the pattern that Chloe, of Toadusew, wanted to know why they were having a run on that particular pattern. She tracked us down! Wow! I'm impressed with her tracking skills. Anyway, to continue on.

Chloe asked if she could post a picture of my quilt on her blog. I agreed. She is a very nice lady. She then emailed me a chart of the pattern to use to plan my quilting. That was a very handy sheet and she assures me they have planning sheets for many of their patterns.

The story continues. I asked Chloe if she'd like a picture of the final quilt. She said yes. She then asked if I would write a short summary of how I quilted the quilt. I agreed and today, I am Toadusew's first 'guest blogger.' How about that? And it's all because of you. Thank you!

Here's where my comments are posted.
http://www.toadusew.com/blog/

Just so you know - This is a first for me also. I'm not a blogger or any of the other fun things you can be on the internet! I'm a retired school teacher now a quilter! That's it! And now I'm famous! :lol:

I have another Thank-you! So many have posted photos of their Bow Tucks Totes that I decided to join the fun. It is fun, isn't it? I'm busy making six to give to my daughters when we meet for our youngest daughter's wedding in June. Here are my first three.

Have a great rest of the day.
Yvonne

Your achievements clearly demonstrate how tradition and modern technology come together.
Zap!! Into the internet you go!!

Lovely projects, too; well deserving of the accolades.

;-) I think your work is beautiful.

just think 25 years ago this couldn't have happened!LOL

That quilt is truly gorgeous.

I think that to see the quilt actually made makes you want to get the pattern because you can see how well the quilt will turn out. At least that's why I bought that pattern! Thanks for sharing with us!

You do Great work and I think it is wonderful that others see it and appreciate it :thumbup:
Congrats on a beautiful quilt and being a guest blogger :lol:

Congratulations Yvonne!!! :D:D:D
Your quilt is so beautiful and it deserves to be showcased on the blog, I really enjoyed reading your blog entry :D:D:D

Beautiful work....and now a whole new world is opening up for you, very exciting. See, retiring is just another word for "re-birth", new beginnings, new worlds, the possibilities are endless.

You created a stunningly beautiful quilt and now you get a great pat on the back, congrats.

Wow and very beautiful. The quilt is awesome and purses u can't have enough

How cool is that! Congratulations, and your quilt truly is gorgeous. And Kudos to Toadusew for hunting you down.

Beautiful work, I love how in the design the squares seem to float over one another, wonderful effect!

Gal

Wow, I just love the material you picked! It came out fabulous. :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

Wow!!!!! Beautiful.

Congrats!!! You do beautiful work!!!

The quilt and the bags look awesome! You have done a wonderful job on them!

It's a lovely, lovely quilt. And, what a delight to be tracked down for a GOOD reason!

:D

Congrats on the blog, how exciting! Your quilt is beautiful.

Congrats! Your stuff is beautiful!

Congratulations, well deserved. We have another celebrity!The quilt is stunning. I read the blog and loved it. I liked that she recognized the quiltingboard too. That was nice of her. Can't wait to see your next adventure. Enjoy.

Not much more to add, but I sure agree with all. I love the quilt and especially that black and white Bow Tuck

Beautiful work!

Great Quilt and bags!

I think your quilt is amazing. I'm one who saw it when you originally posted and bought the pattern. It is near the top of my to-do list. Thanks.

You are a very talented lady and you deserve to be recognized. Your quilt is stunning and I love the purses.

Gorgeous quilt and so deserving of all the praise! Great looking purses also! Congrats on all your achievements!

Congratulations! Isn't life amazing!!!!

:oops: Blushing here! :-D With an enormous grin!

Life is indeed an amazing adventure!

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! for letting me share with you all.

Your quilt is beautiful and so are the purses. You do great work and yes you are a quilter.

You've always been famous in my book! I guess we'll have to share you with the rest of the quilting world!

Congrats on being 'published'. What an achievement.

The totes look great. Can't wait to get mine done.

When you have a natural talent, people do notice. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. When people here saw that GORGEOUS quilt of yours, they wanted to try to create it too.

:-)
Great job Yolanda. :-D

Wow your quilt is gorgeous and congrats on being published.

That quilt is amazing, I love the pop and dimension on it! Congrats on your guest blogging as well!

Oh, your quilt is mesmerizing! Love it!
I also enjoyed the website-and jumped when I passed by "Ribbit"!

Congratulations -- I had printed off your quilt picture and the information to follow up with later. Like most quilters I have a million more "want to do's" than I will ever get done, but I thought this was one spectacular quilt.
Thanks for sharing. I checked out your Blog --Good Job.

You have Shined!! Greatwork and a awesome pattern/colors that you selected.

Congrats, that is so great. You deserve the recognition as that quilt is wonderful! The totes are really cool too!

It ceases to amaze me how so many Bow Tuck totes look so different and so beautiful with the choice of so many beautiful fabrics. And HOW EXCITING for you to have your talent shared with the internet world. It is beautiful. We are so proud of you.