The Communique Layout
Popularized by Rhonda Dort, who uses the layout in her classes, the Communique Quilt Layout works for both featuring large fabric and panel pieces, as well as a basis for multiple block designs.
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Welcome to Mouse in My Pocket! I'm Andrea, a web developer living in rural America with her husband and daughter. I'm excited to share my life with you as I explore some of the great things about living in the middle of nowhere. Be sure to check out the blog below to see a few of the things that are speaking to me right now.
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WIP Wednesday – Duckling Quilt
After having my very own tiny human, I feel like quilting has really been on the back burner for me, but I recently got a chance to get down to my sewing space and finish up the quilt top that is supposed to be my daughter’s baby quilt. Hey – maybe if I’m lucky I’ll…
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Mildred Jane at 11 Months
Mildred is 11-months-old and becoming quite the big girl. She follows the hubs and me around the house, tho for her, crawling is mostly a way to get somewhere so that she can pull up on something and stand. She hasn’t figured out walking yet, but she likes to shake her booty when there’s music…
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An Updated Quilt Layout
I’ve had lots of requests recently to use the layout design I originally made for my #DYOSampler Quilt, which became the base for my Communique Quilt. So, I took a little time and made a nice clean (digital) version of the layout for you all. I think this version will be much more useful to…
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Improving My Photography Skills
I’ve been using a camera for a long time. I started off with 35mm cameras, taking my first photography class as a summer course when I was in middle school, and taking Photography as a project all 10 years that I was in 4-H. I got my 1st SLR (single lens reflex) camera when I…
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Mildred Jane at 10 Months
Mildred is 10 months old! I’m not sure where the time went. I think I lost it with all of the sleep I’ve missed over the last few months. At 10 months old Mil is 17-lbs 6-oz and 25 inches tall. Shes still super chubby, but that’s ok because the doctor likes chubby babies. It…
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2018 Word(s) of the Year
A few years ago, the big thing to do instead of setting a New Years Resolution was to choose a “Word of the Year.” Unlike a resolution, which was a specific goal that you (or at least most of us) weren’t going to keep, a Word of the Year is a single word to focus…
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Mildred Jane at 9 Months
Mildred is 9 months old and becoming quite the big girl. Her first two bottom teeth have come in and she’s figured out crawling and is starting to pull herself up. #MildredJane has a new skill. She only uses it to get into things she shouldn’t. A post shared by
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TBB Asks – Holiday Questions
1st off, thanks to Daenel over at Living Outside the Stacks for bringing The Blended Blog to my attention by sharing her TBB Asks – Holiday Edition. I’m loving what I’ve had a chance to read so far! And I’m super excited to participate in my first TBB Asks Linkup. It’s 15 questions about the…
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Bookish Questions – A Bookish Job?
A book/writing related job that you would love to do? When I was little, I always thought it would be fun to be a librarian, but then I discovered that they don’t just get to sit in the library and read all day. It was real work, and those librarians don’t get to read all…
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6 Books to Put You in the Holiday Spirit
Thanksgiving is over and Christmas is less than a month away, so it’s time to think about getting into the holiday spirit. And for me, one of the best ways to get into the holiday spirit is to read something festive. So, today, I’m going to recommend 6 books to get you into the holiday…
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I Reorganized My Pinboards and Why You Should Too
Pinterest recently added a new feature to pinboards – sections! It was, in my opinion, a much-needed addition. The addition of sections has allowed me to condense the number of pinboards on my account from over 50 down to 25. The best example of this was my fashion boards. Thanks to sections, I’ve gone from…
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