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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#Project52 – Negative Space
This week’s #EverydayProject52 photography challenge was negative space. For that, I went with my go-to photography subjects- flowers. I love being able to take photos of flowers, they’re beautiful without any effort from me, and I can usually get some great negative space in closeups. Do you love taking photos of your kids? Landscapes? Flowers?…
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Bookish Questions – Least favorite genre?
What is your least favorite genre? For me, Romance is probably the fictional genre I like least. I don’t mind a romance, if it’s well written, but I find that most romance novels are full of tropes and unnecessary sex scenes. Plus, I find that sex scenes are much more engaging when played out on…
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Book It! – Fairy Tales Retold
The month of May has been great for reading. I feel like I’ve finished tons of books, and I’m well on my way to completing my goal of 52 books this year. I’m actually a lot further ahead than I thought I would be. The Lunar Chronicles I recent read all 5 books in The…
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Coffee Talk – New Designs
There are lots of strange things going on on the interwebs this week. So grab your favorite beverage and join in on the chat. A New Design I recently updated the design of the website from the one I’ve been using since the beginning (with a few minor design modifications as I went) to something…
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#Project52 – Nature
I was supposed to write up a post with photos from nature for this week’s #EverydayProject52 post. But when I got home, I found out that our outside kitten, Geordi, died today. Matt found him out by the road. So, I don’t feel much like sharing photos of bright flowers. Instead, I thought I would…
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The Lunar Chronicles – A Review
Stars Above A Synopsis The universe of the Lunar Chronicles holds stories—and secrets—that are wondrous, vicious, and romantic. How did Cinder first arrive in New Beijing? How did the brooding soldier Wolf transform from young man to killer? When did Princess Winter and the palace guard Jacin realize their destinies? With nine stories—five of which…
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WIP Wednesday – A New Machine
I’ve been a big slacker about getting any sewing done lately, what with the new baby ducks, and my utter laziness. But I do still have something to share with you this week- a brand new (to me) sewing machine. This jewel was my birthday gift from my husband. It’s about a month after my…
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Bookish Questions – Are any of your friends readers?
Are any of your friends readers? I would like to think that a large number of my friends are readers, but as I get older, and particularly as I read more, I have realized how little most of my friends read. Don’t get me wrong, I have a few friends who read all the time.…
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Duck Tales – The Ducks Have Landed
As I’ve mentioned in previous Coffee Talk posts, my husband and I will be raising some ducks. Their coop has been mostly complete for a while now, just waiting for the ducks to arrive, and they finally did last Thursday morning. We received a total of 10 ducklings, which were shipped in a package about…
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Coffee Talk – Duck Tales
Welcome to Coffee Talk! Grab yourself a mocha latte and join in on the chat. Duck Tales https://youtu.be/OUxuvs9vhKg There will be lots of fun duck tales in our very own Duckburg soon. Ten happy little ducks arrived at our house on Thursday morning. Because of the cold snap we’ve had this week, the cute…
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Bookish Questions – Do you have book buying bans for yourself?
Do you have book buying bans for yourself? The closest I have ever come to a real book buying ban is my husband telling me that I have too many books. Of course, that’s probably because my massive bookshelf at home is overflowing. I probably have close to 100 books sitting on my shelf that…
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Coffee Talk – Bluejays and Barn Cats
Welcome to Coffee Talk! Grab your favorite morning beverage – unless, of course, it’s evening where you live- and join me for a chat. Attack of the Bluejays A couple nights ago, I went out to pick limbs up out of the yard between storms. It seemed like a great idea until I started to…
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