Sunday Quilt Inspiration: F A R M

Farmhouse style seems to be one of the styles of 2018 so let's see how that may have inspired quilts.

Some quilts are farm quilts because they depict farms; others, no matter how modern, are inspired by the plain farm style of old. 

Sunday Quilt Inspiration: Little Ones

You know you're getting close to retiring when former students become co-workers. When they begin having children in multiples, it's so much more fun. For me, it's a reason to continue working. For a little while anyway. I need time to get used to the idea of watching these children grow up on Facebook. So in honor of my "month of many children," let's be inspired by new babies.

So now that you're inspired....baby quilts!

Aren't you inspired? I think I want to start a new quilt for one of those new babies!

Newfangled Farming -- A Video

My husband played on his tractor Saturday. His parents planted a few Irish potatoes in our garden, and Richard used the tractor and the old digger to get them out of the ground--most of the potatoes had been dug earlier, one hill at a time. Richard rarely gets on the tractor anymore because it's very rough and hurts his back, but to help his parents....

I found it all rather funny because, well, watch the video. It's only 50 seconds long but it will give you an idea of how farming was done 40 or so years ago. 

That noise! It's not Richard. The tractor is older than he is and squeaks just a bit more. This is the way we do things around here still. Sometimes.

Yes, really 40 years. I know because the tractor and digger have been in the family for the 37 years that Richard and I have been married. They were used extensively when Richard's dad farmed 60 or so acres of sweet potatoes annually. This means they have put some hours in the fields around our home.

The picture on the right shows the rows after the potatoes were dug. 

All of this tractor work for two baskets of new potatoes. Oh, and let's not forget the joy of riding your tractor for five minutes!

Sunday Quilt Inspiration: FARM HOUSE

Gotta love a farm house! The old fashioned kind that is not too big or fancy, just a place where a family can live and grow and be happy. 

The kind of little house that will easily translate into a cute, fun quilt. That's the kind you've got to love.

You can find all of these cute houses on Pinterest by house quilts entering house quilts in the search bar. There are many, many more house quilts to see and lots of pictures of farmhouses should you want more inspiration. 

Happy Quilting,