Author Archives: Dori Troutman

Hello Farmgirl Friends!!!

I have been working on a whole different project for me.  And here’s the back story.  A few years ago I was driving home from town and there on the side of the road was a pop up junk stand and as I drove by I realized it was all cast iron skillets for sale.  I turned around and went back for a look just in case there was treasure to be found!  I dug around and saw nothing that struck my fancy… everything was newish Lodge skillets and few older skillets that didn’t look like what I always had my eye open for.  But… wait!  Here was the rustiest, grimiest, mess of a round griddle (I’d been wanting one!) and I flipped it over to see if there were any markings on the back… and oh my word!  It was a Griswold!!!

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Hello my sewing friends!!  I know you’ve been patiently waiting for me to get the Part Two of this sweet little Apron Sew-Along to you!

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Hello my sewing friends!!  I know you’ve been patiently waiting for me to get the Part Two of this sweet little Apron Sew-Along to you!

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Hello Farmgirl Friends!!!

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I’m very (VERY) late on this blog post!!  I’m not going to give you all the crazy excuses but I will tell you this one:  I went out west to spend some time with my mom and I brought her home with me for the winter again this year.  Which is wonderful and awesome and perfect.  But it’s also thrown me way off my routine and I’ve hardly even been capable of meeting the deadlines on my calendar this month!  Smile!

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Hello Farmgirl Friends!!!

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I’m very (VERY) late on this blog post!!  I’m not going to give you all the crazy excuses but I will tell you this one:  I went out west to spend some time with my mom and I brought her home with me for the winter again this year.  Which is wonderful and awesome and perfect.  But it’s also thrown me way off my routine and I’ve hardly even been capable of meeting the deadlines on my calendar this month!  Smile!

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The last bouquet of the summer from our flower garden

Hello Famrgirl Friends!!!

It’s October and guess what? This is my birthday month!  My daughter and my grand-girls took me to lunch on my birthday and out for a little shopping on our local square.  It was just the perfect thing for a birthday celebration!  But here’s the thing.  I had a hard time leading up to my birthday last week.  A really hard time.

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Hello to my sewing farmgirls!

Do you own a needle book for all your little hand sewing projects?  If you don’t, then YAY!  This blog post is for you!  I love little needle books and I have many of them scattered around my house… anywhere that I might sit and do a little sewing; there’s a needle book!

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Hello friends!!!  Here I am again… bringing you a blog post with all the deep thoughts that ended up in a “winging it” kind of project!  Smile!

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Hello my Farmgirl Friends!!!

Most of you here know that my daughter and I are Flower Farmers (in a VERY small scale) and we sell our flowers by the honor system at on our darling little roadside stand.  This is our ninth summer of business! Through the years we’ve really streamlined our little business.  We know what grows best for us and we know what sells.  We rarely experiment with anything else now that we have it figured out!

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Hello Friends!

Its almost July and I had on my mind to make a super easy new bunting to hang.  Most of you know me well enough to know that I absolutely adore buntings!  I decided to just use up some fabric scraps and make a “no sew” bunting that ANYONE can make!  Dig through your red/white/blue fabric scraps and let make one together!
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