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.

About Me

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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On the Blog

Farm Bureau Photo Contest

By Andrea | October 12, 2010

Indiana Farm Bureau convention is coming up in December and they are having a photo contest this year.  The theme for the photo contest is “Your Life, Your Story.”  In one photo, I need to tell my/our story.  I’m going thru my photos trying to pick one out for the contest.  Please vote and tell…

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Ch..Ch…Ch…Ch…Changes

By Andrea | October 12, 2010

Some of you may have noticed a few changes to the layout of the sidebar here at Mouse in My Pocket. I have condensed some things down, deleted some things, and even added something new.

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Have you ever seen the rain?

By Andrea | October 11, 2010

“Someone told me long ago there’s a calm before the storm. I know, it’s been comin’ for some time.”  And I do mean some time… It’s not rained inweeks.  And my allergies are not happy about it.  I could do for some rain.

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Class Reunions

By Andrea | October 11, 2010

Sometimes class reunions suck.  Not for the people attending, but for the DJ.  Saturday was one of those nights. 

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The Candy Shoppe – Welcome Great Pumpkin

By Andrea | October 8, 2010

Everybody loves candy, especially me.  I love eating candy almost as much as I love making it.  There are tons of fun and creative things that you can do, which are really very simple, but make a big impact.  Today I’m going to tell you about one of those projects. You will need: Green melting…

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Crafty Tutorial – Dry Erase Board

By Andrea | October 8, 2010

Welcome to the Crafty Dry Erase Board Tutorial!  This is a simple project that you can do with things laying around your house.  The only thing you may need to purchase is a dry erase marker.

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Animal Attack!

By Andrea | October 8, 2010

My house is overrun with animals!  The cat is still at the vet.  I will pick her up in the morning… but there are TONS of animals at the house all of a sudden. There is a Tarapin Turtle in Tupperware on my front porch.  I caught him in a parking lot.  I felt bad…

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Crafty

By Andrea | October 8, 2010

Matt was farming last night and I took the cat into the vet’s office so that she could get spayed… this ment I was home alone.  I didn’t pull any Macaulay Culkin tricks, but without Matt home to get mad about the mess I was making, or the cat there to attack things, I got a little…

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Fabric Flower Tutorial #1 – Pointy Petals

By Andrea | October 7, 2010

Today, I am giving you a tutorial on how to make one of the types of fabric flowers I have been making recently.  We will start with the pointy petaled flowers, because this is the first kind that I made.  They’re easy… I promise!

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Wee Bit Week 4

By Andrea | October 6, 2010

Time for Wee Bit Wedneaday Week #4 (for me).  Let’s see what today’s topics are…. {one} grilled or fried? depends on what we’re having {two} if you could change one thing about where you live, without worrying about money, what would you change? My standard of living…. not that we aren’t doing just fine, and…

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Wee Bit Week 3

By Andrea | October 6, 2010

Another exciting addition of Wee Bit Wednesday’s! There will actually be 2 this week, since I skipped last week, with the question originator being late.  This week’s questions include 10 more things about me (Andrea) that you probably don’t really care about… but what the heck?  I need something to keep my busy, right?

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Perry-Miller Wedding

By Andrea | October 4, 2010

This weekend, the only thing I actually had to do was DJ a wedding reception.  There are some things I love about DJing weddings and some things I hate.  I love seeing how happy the couple is, but hate being man-handled by inebriated in-laws… but then what’s a girl to do.  I keep telling Matt…

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