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February 14, 2020
Farm Girl Vintage 2 Quilt Along - Farm Girl Friday's - Week Sixteen!! from Bee In My Bonnet


Hello and welcome to the 






Grab your book





Get out your Farm Girl Vintage Fabric...



And let's make some Farm Girl Blocks!



Our first Farm Girl Block today is 
NEW BABY
on page 103 of the book.

Because we lived in a small town
 everybody knew everybody and 
we all took care of each other 
in times of need and celebrated 
all the happy things together.

My grandma and her sisters would
 often have on hand pieced baby quilts
 made from their scraps from 
piecing larger quilts.
(waste not ...

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February 7, 2020
Farm Girl Vintage 2 Quilt Along Part 4 from Fat Quarter Shop's Jolly Jabber

Howdy and welcome back! We’re sewin’ up a storm through another month of the Farm Girl Vintage 2 Quilt Along! It’s been quite a ride and there is still a way to go! We’re sew excited to see your progress. There are 45 blocks of the Farm Girl Vintage 2 Sampler Quilt and we are 28 in! This much-anticipated sequel to Farm Girl Vintage features 6″ and 12″ quilt blocks, inspired by Lori Holt’s rural roots. She has also designed 13 new projects, including quilts, pillows and a pincushion that use these cute-as-can-bee blocks!

We ...

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Farm Girl Vintage 2 Quilt Along - Farm Girl Friday's - Week Fifteen!! from Bee In My Bonnet


Hello again!
Welcome back for week fifteen in the 




We are using my latest book



And using Farm Girl Fabric


to make two of the 
45 Farm Girl Blocks each week:)


Our first Farm Girl Block for the week is 
MIXING IT UP 
on page 96 of the book.


I thought it would be cute to
 add some yummy cupcakes to the photo!

These are my favorite kind...
and with sprinkles too!!


I made a 6" Mixing it Up Block 
and added it to my small 
Mix and Match ...

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January 31, 2020
Farm Girl Vintage 2 Quilt Along - Farm Girl Friday's - Week Fourteen!! from Bee In My Bonnet


Hello there and welcome 
to Week 14 of the 





We are using my book 





And sewing with Farm Girl Vintage Fabric...



And making 2 Farm Girl Blocks each week:)


Our first Farm Girl Block for today is 
MAPLE LEAF
on page 90 of the book.
I love this simple little block for fall...







You can sew them up in all of
 the beautiful fall leaf colors...



And just like the Little Acorn Block 
they would be fabulous in the
 small Mix and Match Quilt 
on page 156 of the ...

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January 24, 2020
Farm Girl Vintage 2 Quilt Along - Farm Girl Friday's - Week Thirteen!! from Bee In My Bonnet


Good morning and welcome back to the 





We are using my latest book





And Farm Girl Vintage Fabric...



And making 2 Farm Girl Blocks each week:)


The first Farm Girl Block
 for this week is
 MAMA'S APPLIQUE 
on page 85 of the book.

You know that I grew up on a farm and
 also in a quilting family and so 
of course along with pieced blocks...
 also appliqué blocks were a 
large part of my life on the farm.
Of course I had to name a block
 after ...

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January 21, 2020
Farm Girl Vintage 2 Quilt Along - Farm Girl Friday's - Week Twelve!! from Bee In My Bonnet


Good morning!
Welcome to week 12 of our quilt along:)





We are sewing from my latest book





And sewing with Farm Girl Vintage Fabric...


And making all 45 Farm Girl Blocks 
from the book.
We are sewing 2 blocks each week.



The first Farm Girl Block is 
LAZY DAISY on page 81 of the book.

I designed this block after the
 embroidery stitch by the same name.

My Grandma taught me to do that stitch 
when I was in first grade...
and boy I sure thought I had it made!
 That stitch introduced me to ...

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January 17, 2020
Farm Girl Vintage 2 Quilt Along - Farm Girl Friday's - Week Eleven! from Bee In My Bonnet


Yippee!

It's another episode of 




We are using my latest book 



And using Farm Girl Vintage fabric...



And making two blocks each week...


Until all 45 blocks are completed:)



The first Farm Girl Block 
for this week is
 HAPPY HORSE 
on page 72 of the book.
He is just hanging out 
in his green pasture being happy
 because he has hay and grain 
and carrots to eat...
and a quilty blanket to
 keep him warm and stylish:)

He is obviously well taken care of.
He looks just like the horse
 that I used to ...

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January 10, 2020
Farm Girl Vintage 2 Quilt Along - Farm Girl Friday's - Week Ten!! from Bee In My Bonnet




Good morning and welcome to 
Week Ten of the 






We are using my latest book



Farm Girl Vintage Fabric



And making 2 Farm Girl Blocks per week:)




The first Farm Girl Block
 for today is 
HAND MIXER 
on page 67 of the book.



This block is included in the small
 Mix and Match Quilt 
that I made for my kitchen.
Ya'll know how much I love kitchen quilts
 and so I am making another one
 but this time I am using 12" blocks 
and adding some of the ...

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January 2, 2020
Farm Girl Vintage 2 Sew Along Part 3 from Fat Quarter Shop's Jolly Jabber

We’ve sewn right through another month of the Farm Girl Vintage 2 Quilt Along! It’s been quite a ride and there is still a way to go! We’re sew excited to see your progress. There are 45 blocks of the Farm Girl Vintage 2 Sampler Quilt and we are 18 in! This much-anticipated sequel to Farm Girl Vintage features 6″ and 12″ quilt blocks, inspired by Lori Holt’s rural roots. She has also designed 13 new projects, including quilts, pillows and a pincushion that use these cute-as-can-bee blocks!

We covered Weeks 2 though 6 last ...

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December 30, 2019
Farm Girl Vintage 2 Quilt Along - Week Nine!! from Bee In My Bonnet


Welcome back to the 
next episode of the 



Also known as ...



We are using my latest book 



And sewing with my 
Farm Girl Vintage fabric...



And making 2 Farm Girl Blocks each week!



Our first Farm Girl Block 
for this week is 
GRANDMA'S CROCHET
on page 61 of the book.

I was a lucky girl because both of 
my grandma's taught me
 their favorite hobbies.

One grandma taught me to quilt 
and my other grandma taught me to crochet!

I had to include a crochet block
 in ...

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December 26, 2019
Flying Geese blocks featuring the Harvest Road collection from Carried Away Quilting


Hello quilting friends! I hope you all had a joyous holiday and are excited about the coming New Year. I’ve been thankful for a quiet December. Besides enjoying time with family, I worked on my 2020 calendar, read, wrote project lists and goals, and watched some favorite old movies. I also did a bit of sewing, which I’m sharing with you today.


I’m making a looooong runner of Flying Geese blocks that I intend to hang in my living room. I only have two of the eight 12” blocks completed, but the construction is easy peasy. I ...

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December 20, 2019
Farm Girl Vintage 2 Quilt Along - Farm Girl Friday's - Week Eight!! from Bee In My Bonnet


Well hello there:)
Welcome back to my blog for our  




We are using my newest book 



And Farm Girl Vintage Fabric


And sewing two Farm Girl Blocks
 each week until we have sewn all 45!!


First Farm Girl Block 
for this week is 
FARM to TABLE
and it's on page 52 of the book.

As a farmer's daughter...
I believe in the lifestyle of 
farm to table 
and I really wanted to make 
a block to represent that.

Also...
I wanted to do a set of utensils ...

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December 6, 2019
Farm Girl Vintage 2 Sew Along Part 2 from Fat Quarter Shop's Jolly Jabber

We’ve sewn right through our first month of the Farm Girl Vintage 2 Quilt Along! It’s been quite a ride and there is still a way to go! We’re sew excited to see your progress. There are 45 blocks of the Farm Girl Vintage 2 Sampler Quilt and we are 12 in! This much-anticipated sequel to Farm Girl Vintage features 6″ and 12″ quilt blocks, inspired by Lori Holt’s rural roots. She has also designed 13 new projects, including quilts, pillows and a pincushion that use these cute-as-can-bee blocks!

We covered Week 1 last month ...

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Farm Girl Vintage 2 Sew Along with the Fat Quarter Shop from Sew Incredibly Crazy


Have you heard the news that the Fat Quarter 


When I first started quilting, I came across
a blogger by the name of Lori Holt.
Her blog is called Bee in My Bonnet.
She was having a Barn Block Sew Along.
I absolutely loved the blocks, but
had nowhere near the confidence to 
even attempt to do any of the blocks.
Well, fast forward a few years, and she 
has several books out.  One of 


If you are new to quilting or you have ...

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Farm Girl Vintage Quilt Along - Farm Girl Friday's - Week Six! from Bee In My Bonnet


Hello again!
Thanks for visiting my blog today...


For our Farm Girl Friday's Week Six!


We are using my newest book 
Farm Girl Vintage 2


And Farm Girl Vintage Fabric...


And making 2 Farm Girl Blocks each week:)


Last week we made the 
Cross Stitch Block
 and the 
Curious Crow Block...


Today's first Farm Girl Block 
for this week is 
DADDY'S TRACTOR
on page 41 of the book.

I named this block after my Dad of course!...
my childhood memories are chock full of 
Dad on his tractor and he taught me 
to drive on a tractor ...

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November 22, 2019
Farm Girl Vintage 2 Quilt Along - Farm Girl Friday's - Week Four!! from Bee In My Bonnet




Happy Friday and welcome to my blog 
for week four of the...




We are using my new book



And Farm Girl Vintage Fabric 


To sew two Farm Girl blocks per week:)


COLD WATERMELON
is up first and can be found 
on page 31 in the book.


I have been working on my pile of 
Farmhouse Kitchen Potholders
 and so I thought I'd whip up a
 6" Cold Watermelon Block 
so that I could give you a few of my 
piecing tips when making my 6" blocks.

As with any ...

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November 15, 2019
Farm Girl Vintage 2 Sew Along - Farm Girl Friday's - Week Three!! from Bee In My Bonnet


YeeHaw!!
It's week three of the 


Are you ready to sew more
 Farm Girl Blocks?


Grab your book...



and your Farm Girl Vintage Fabric...


And let's add two more blocks to the quilt:)


The first Farm Girl Block 
for this week is
BUSY BEEHIVE 
on page 25 of the book.


And our second 
Farm Girl Block is
CHEERFUL TULIPS
on page 28 of the book


Both of these blocks are in the
 Beekeeper's Garden Quilt
This quilt is the exact same setting
 as the sampler quilt 
that ...

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November 10, 2019
Farm Girl Vintage 2 Sew Along - Farm Girl Friday's - Week Two! from Bee In My Bonnet


YeeHaw!!
It's Farm Girl Friday's!!
Welcome to my blog...
are you ready to sew?
Okay!
Plug in your iron...
change your rotary blade...
turn on your fave tunes and



Grab your book
Farm Girl Vintage 2





Grab your Farm Girl Vintage fabric...


And let's make two more 
Farm Girl Blocks!!


The first Farm Girl Block up
 for this week is the 
BARN CAT BLOCK
found on page 17 of the book:)

I had to style this photo 
with my Chunky Thread 
because as we all know...
cats and yarn just go together!!


I used my Aurifloss to ...

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November 7, 2019
Vintage Block Along - Week 35 - Twirl Block!! from Bee In My Bonnet


Well hello there:)
Welcome back to the 
Fall Quilt Market deadlines are over...
and I'm back from teaching in Arizona...



And I'm sew ready to pick up
 right where we left off! 

Today I'm sharing another vintage block
 with you from my 
Grandma's pattern basket:)





As usual I'm using 
Farm Girl Vintage fabric 
and a Bee Background:)



I like the way that this block 
looks like it's turning...
and I tried to think of a memory
 about my grandma that I could
 relate to it and think of a name.

I ...

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October 28, 2019
Farm Girl Vintage 2 Sew Along Kick-off from Fat Quarter Shop's Jolly Jabber

Are you ready?! The moment you’ve been waiting for has finally come! The much-anticipated sequel to Farm Girl Vintage is here! In Farm Girl Vintage 2, Lori Holt has rounded up 45 unique 6″ and 12″ quilt blocks, inspired by her rural roots. She has also designed 13 new projects, including quilts, pillows, a pincushion, and of course a fantastic new sampler quilt!

About the Quilt

The Farm Girl Vintage 2 Sampler features all 45 blocks, and room to add a few of your favorite blocks from other Lori books! We are offering a Farm Girl Vintage Sampler 2 ...

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