Tag Archives: Dori Troutman

A Quilted Gallery Wall

Posted on July 23, 2026 by Ranch Farmgirl, Uncategorized Dori Troutman

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Hello my Farmgirl friends! I’m excited to sit down and visit with you again! I don’t know if it’s just me… but these months fly by like the wind!

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This past month I’ve been doing a few updates in our little farmhouse; mostly just paint touch-up and a few simple changes in decor items. But as I was deep cleaning, touch up painting, and rearranging a few things in my guest bedroom I was wishing for something different and unique to go on the wall above one of the guest beds… a space that was empty right now.

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A Farmgirl Letter Writing Kit

Posted on June 18, 2026 by Ranch Farmgirl, Uncategorized Dori Troutman

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Hello my Farmgirl friends!!!

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Last month I talked about the Letter Writing Kit that I had made myself to keep me motivated on the letter writing challenge! And… I offered a giveaway of one of the kits to one lucky reader!

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A Simple Challenge That Touched Hearts {and a winner!}

Posted on May 21, 2026 by Ranch Farmgirl, Uncategorized Dori Troutman

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To my very dearest, sweetest readers of this blog!!!

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Oh my word. You all jumped into the “Lift Someone Up Challenge” with eyes wide open and full of excitement. And I cannot express to you how much it inspired me to keep on going.

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Holding On to Home: Preserving the Meals That Made Us

Posted on February 19, 2026 by Ranch Farmgirl, Uncategorized Dori Troutman

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Hello dear friends! When MaryJane shared with me that the upcoming magazine (April/May/June) will have a section on family recipes, I had just returned home from New Mexico where I spent 10 solid days helping my dear Momma turn her collection of recipes into a cookbook. My mother had started this project over 30 years ago… and due to all the normal busyness of life, that project got put in a drawer. It has been a dream of mine to help her get these recipes typed up and compiled into a book for the girls (and guys!) in the family. My mother is turning 89 soon and I just felt like there was no way I could let this project go another year without getting it done! I worked 8-10 hours a day, with Mom mostly by my side, where we re-typed, re-wrote, edited, and tried to make heads or tails of recipes that were missing pieces!

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Slow Stitching: Finding Calm Through Needle and Thread

Posted on January 22, 2026 by Ranch Farmgirl, Uncategorized Dori Troutman

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I have a very good friend who has a husband going through cancer treatments. When he was diagnosed and I knew the hours upon hours she’d be spending at his treatments with him, I wanted to put together some sort of hand sewing project. The tricky part is that I didn’t want to give her something that required thinking, measuring, figuring… even reading an embroidery pattern seemed like it might require too much mental concentration.

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A Sweet Holiday Tradition: Almond Braid

Posted on December 22, 2025 by Ranch Farmgirl, Uncategorized Dori Troutman

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Hello, friends! What a beautiful time of year it is. I’ve been thinking about so many things I’d love to share with you this week, and over and over my thoughts keep coming back to one favorite holiday recipe—so I decided that’s exactly what I’d share!

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The Duffel Bag Obsession!

Posted on July 25, 2025 by Ranch Farmgirl Dori Troutman

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Hello my Farmgirl friends!!! I get myself into some pretty crazy sewing rabbit holes… you know what I mean. You just keep getting deeper and deeper until you realize it’s really becoming a problem right? Well, here’s my story!

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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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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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