Author Archives: Dori Troutman

Quilted Heart Winners!!!

Posted on July 8, 2025 by Uncategorized Dori Troutman

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A few months ago I offered a giveaway here on the Farmgirl blog for one of my quilted hanging hearts! Today is finally the day!

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I’ve chosen three winners to each receive a quilted heart. They are:

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Bernie F

Kelly J

Ginger L

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I’ve sent each of you an email! Please respond so I can get your sweet little heart in the mail to you!

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Thank you to everyone for entering my giveaway, for reading my blog here on the Farmgirl Bloggers! Your friendship means a lot to me!

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Until our gravel roads cross again… so long.

Dori

Happy Day Mug Rug!

Posted on June 26, 2025 by Ranch Farmgirl, Uncategorized Dori Troutman

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Oh my goodness! Are all of you Farmgirl friends as hot as we are here in Tennessee? It went from a nice, cool, wet spring to HOT and HUMID!!! Not that I am complaining, because I do love the hot summer. But it has been a shock to the system.

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Honoring Emmaline

Posted on May 22, 2025 by Ranch Farmgirl Dori Troutman

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Hello Farmgirl Friends,

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This is the time of year that most of my left over energy goes to our cut flower garden business and keeping up with all the other outdoor work that I enjoy so much.  Usually my sewing and quilting gets put (somewhat) on the back burner.  

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But this summer I’ve jumped neck deep into a project that is very different, very emotional, and even hard to talk about but yet so fulfilling that I’m eager to share it.  So I will go back about six months and share with you from there. 

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My Momma Came!

Posted on April 24, 2025 by Ranch Farmgirl Dori Troutman

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Hello my friends!

This is one of those times when I feel like I have nothing to say or share. I flew to New Mexico in January and spent a few days helping my Mom pack up to fly back to Tennessee with me for a few months. My sister flew out and got her and they just left yesterday; I feel like the last 3 months are a happy blur! I decided that this is what I had to share today!

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Quilting Is a Gift

Posted on March 20, 2025 by Ranch Farmgirl Dori Troutman

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Hello Farmgirl friends! Did you receive your latest MaryJanesFarm magazine and devour it yet? If so, how excited were you to read the articles on quilting? I absolutely loved the short story on page 23 titled The Gift of Quilting as it reminded me what a gift quilting has been to me as well.

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Quilted Heart Giveaway

Posted on February 20, 2025 by Ranch Farmgirl Dori Troutman

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Hello Farmgirl Friends!! As most of you know, I love absolutely anything that is quilted… whether it is one of my quilts that I’m snuggled under, a quilt coat I’m wearing that I made from a vintage quilt, a book bag I’ve made from quilted fabric… anything quilted is my favorite!

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From Quilt To Coat!

Posted on January 23, 2025 by Ranch Farmgirl Dori Troutman

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How many of my Farmgirl friends have seen the fashion trend from last year – making a coat from a vintage quilt? When I first saw it (for $700 at Anthropologie, no less) I was stunned and expected it to burn out pretty quickly… but here we are, more than a year later and the trend is still going strong!

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New Years Eve Charcuterie!

Posted on December 31, 2024 by Ranch Farmgirl Dori Troutman
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Vintage Coffee Station {sort of!}

Posted on November 28, 2024 by Ranch Farmgirl Dori Troutman

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Happy Thanksgiving Day my Farmgirl Friends! I hope your day is full of all the good pies (my favorite thing ever!).

Do you remember my post where I told you about my Hoosier Bakers Cabinet that I bought last winter? Well, after I changed things up a bit to make it fit, I was suddenly in need of a unique coffee station! (You know how that goes right? One thing leads to another….!!)

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Gift Sewing {and a tutorial!}

Posted on October 31, 2024 by Ranch Farmgirl, Uncategorized Dori Troutman

Happy fall farmgirl friends!

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One of my favorite things to gift is something home made! I struggle to think of things that could be useful and not just stuck in a drawer somewhere. This week I suddenly thought of a simple iPad case and I jumped right in and made one. It was simple and came out so perfect. Luckily I took pictures along the way so I could share with you (just in case it turned out)! So let’s jump right in!

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