FQCB #73 Farmhouse In or Out Theme starts 28 June 2025 + #72 barnraiser brags

Howdy! Welcome to FQCB #73 Farmhouse In or Out related Theme!

Put your country charm spin on this, please. See the theme #72 badge for some suggestions. 

 June 28, 2025--> July 27, 2025 with start and end times at 12:00am CT/Chicago or 6:00am UK for time references.

Each participant can submit 5 themed projects per challenge!!! 

Bragging rights are possible. Skip to the bottom of the post for #72 results. Best Barnraiser is a new honor that is offered a Guest DT invite. Barnraisers Top 3 Picks are for 1-40 entries. Top 5 Picks are for 41+ entries. 

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The design team did their stash quests and prepared these terrific projects:

DT/owner Becca= 

project #1: Wash Day Outside during the Summer 

[#73 theme-related elements: outside clothesline & clips, wet wash, kettle, washboard, soap and bucket]

and

project #2: Outside at the Water Pump

[FQCB #73 theme elements: bucket; water pump/well]

and

DT member Nana Connie= 

(on a six-month leave)

with 

Special Guest Designer Dottie S:

with patriotic displays = 

#73 outside the farmhouse by the barn

and

#73 outside the farmhouse with flowers and butterfly

and

#73 farmhouse window with bunting and label/sign look

Thank you Dottie for creating and sharing with FarmQuest #73!!

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Guest DT invite honoree from May results wasn't accepted; 

maybe next time we'll have a response

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Terrific #73 theme inspiration projects!

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SKIP over this next section if you're checking for the #72 bragging results

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PARTICIPATION for #73

Classic country interpretations for theme #73!

Future participants: use the following Inlinkz tool address to submit your 1-5 farmhouse inside or outside related themed projects for #73. Deadline is July 27, 2025 at 12:00am CT/Chicago. Bragging rights are possible. We have tiers of recognition based on volume of submissions: Top 3 for 1-40 entries, Top 5 for 41+ entries plus a new Best Barnraiser with Guest DT Invite honor. 

LINK= 

https://fresh.inlinkz.com/p/aa284e0a37e848039321fe67471af014

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See you later. Fare thee well. Come back often for more of our country charm!

FarmQuest design team: Nana Connie, owner Becca and 

Special Guest Dottie

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AND

#72 BRAGGING RIGHTS ANNOUNCEMENT:

7 entries! 

"Best Barnraiser" with a Guest DT invite

#72 theme Best Barnraiser w/Guest Design Team invite is entry #6 by Julene! Congrats! (if accepting Guest DT invite for challenge #74 on July 28, 2025 ===> please email me/Becca at heartsquestbybecca@gmail.com)

Congratulations to # 6 and her machine stitched circles and hand-stitched ribbon flower accent on her layout!

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Bragging rights for Barnraiser honorable mentions:

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The Barnraisers mentions were decided by owner Becca S.  

#1 by Lauren B = 

and

#5 by Elisa/Lichazul  =  

 and

#7 by DJ/Deb H  =  

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Congrats to these wonderful artisans for creating these country charmers!

FARM-tastic!!! 

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**See ya soon at FarmQuest!**

Fare thee well. So long, pardner.

AND

***DT CALL ONGOING***:

DT Nana Connie will be taking a leave.  I need someone (or more than 1) to help for the next  2-4 months or into the future. DT members are given access to themes in advance and a private FB design team group is used to upload projects. 

Mention "FQCB" design team as the subject of your email to owner Becca =

heartsquestbybecca@gmail.com

or

questbybecca@gmail.com