Farm Girl Vintage 2 Quilt Along - Farm Girl Friday's Week Twenty One!!

Hello and welcome to the 

Farm Girl Vintage 2 Quilt Along

#FarmGirlFridays

Grab your book

Farm Girl Vintage 2

And your Farm Girl Vintage Fabric...

And let's make some Farm Girl Blocks!

Our first Farm Girl Block

 for this week is 

SPRING BLOSSOM 

on page 125 of the book.

I always have to include blocks

 for the seasons in my Farm Girl books...

because the farm depends upon 

the seasons and the weather:)

This one represents spring of course...

and I sure do have spring fever!

I made a 6" Block to add to my 

growing pile of blocks for my 

6" Farm Girl Sampler Quilt.

By the way...

my newest tin mug will soon be here...

check with your fave quilt shop 

to be notified when it becomes available!

I also made a 6" Starry Night 

from a section of the 12" Block:)

It will also be added to the

 6" Farm Girl Sampler Quilt.

It's the other Farm Girl Block

 for this week and it's on

 page 126 of the book.

I spent a lot of nights on the farm

 gazing at the stars...

there is nothing like wide open spaces

 to enjoy the night sky.

It remains one of my

 favorite things to do.

I also used units from the

 6" Starry Nights Block for this

 Medium Doll Quilt...

the pattern is on 

page 189 of the book.

I've been talking about the

 doll quilts a lot in the last few posts

 of the sew along and I

 continue to love love love them!

Doll quilts were one of the first things 

that I sewed as a girl and

 I have fond memories of playing outside

 with my dolls in the summertime.

All of my doll beds are vintage. 

I have collected them over the years

 at thrift shops...

 garage sales and antique stores.

If you want to start your own collection

 you can find them by searching

 in the same places.

I always enjoy the hunt and the elation

 of finding each one

 to add to my collection.

Most of the time they are so beat up that they need a re-furbish.

I have painted all of the doll beds

 pictured in my book and

 during the sew along.

For painting them I use my

 Farm Girl Chalky Chicks Paint

 and it's the same paint that I use for all of the other things in my home.

I have curated a collection of 

18 colors that match my fabrics

 and my cottage farmhouse decorating style.

I have all of these colors listed in my

 ETSY SHOP

It's so fun to mix and match 

the quilts onto the beds.

In my book I also give instructions

 for covering the mattress 

and making doll pillows as well.

Just go to page 192!

A few weeks ago I talked about the 

6" block units 

that that are used for each 

doll quilt in the book.

CLICK HERE

if you missed that post.

As we are nearing the end

 of our Farm Girl Block sew along

 in a few weeks...

I just wanted to show you

 a few pictures of other quilt patterns

 in the book besides the sampler quilt 

on the cover...because trust me...

my book is packed with lots of patterns!!

Here are my

 Farm Girl Gingham Quilts.

You will find 10 sizes...yes...

I said 10 sizes...

 in the book starting on page 166. 

I styled this photo 

for the book to say 

"spring picnic"

I also painted my vintage picnic basket

 with my Farm Girl Paint...

color is BABY CHICK:)

Another spring looking quilt

 in the book is my 

HAYRIDE BARN STAR 

on page 175 of the book.

It finishes at 36" square 

which is perfect for a wallhanging 

or a newborn baby quilt:)

Thanks so much for tuning in this week...

I'll meet you back here

 with two more blocks next Friday:)

xx

Lori