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 – Happiness Is
“I felt my lungs inflate with the onrush of scenery—air, mountains, trees, people. I thought, “This is what it is to be happy.” ― Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar These lovely birds were outside my kitchen window the other morning. They made me very happy.
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Bookish Question – The past or the future?
Do you prefer books set in the past or the future? This is a difficult question for me. If a book is well written, I don’t generally care what point in history is featured. I’ve read amazing books that took place in the Victorian era, and that take place in a future not yet realized.…
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#Project52 – Who am I?
It’s that time of year again, making resolutions and looking back at who we have become. At 30, I often still feel like I’m playing at being an adult. Especially on those days when I see my friends and family with their grown up lives, having kids and making big decisions. I do have to…
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WIP Wednesday
The new season of Project Quilting has started, which is great. I love having inspiration for sewing projects. This week’s challenge is “confetti,” so I did a little research on Pinterest for ideas and came across a quilt by St. Louis Folk Victorian that I love. I’m using it as inspiration for my own little…
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Bookish Questions – Would you rather read any ending that makes you feel happy or sad?
Just a little house cleaning for the 1st book post of the year. I’m changing the title from Booklr Questions to Bookish Questions, because booklr is very specific to Tumblr, and I want to be more inclusive with these posts. Also, if you have a bookish question for me, be sure to ask. Now for…
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Book It – Year’s End
The year has come to a close, so here’s a run down of how I did in meeting the 2015 Reading List from PopSugar. There were a total of 50 different categories to read a book in, so I decided right off the bat that I would need to mark each category a book fell…
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WIP Wednesday
It’s the last WIP Wednesday post of the year. I’ve made a lot of progress on things this year, but I’ve still got more projects going than I would like. Maybe that’s something I could work on in the new year. This week has been all about hanging sleeves. I’m midway through putting hanging sleeves…
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Booklr Questions – What was your reading goal for this year?
What was your Goodreads challenge or reading goal for this year? This year I had 2 reading goals. The 1st, my Goodreads challenge was originally to read 12 books, one per month. I set my goal super small because I’d just gotten into reading again and wasn’t sure how many books I would have time…
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Book It – #ReadWomen
I adore December. Working for a University, I get 2 weeks off for the Christmas holiday. It gives me lots of time to curl up on the couch with a good book, or three. This December is also #ReadWomen month, so I tried to stick with female authors this month. My exceptions were that Anthony…
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Booklr Questions – What is the longest series you own?
What is the longest series you own? My first thought when I read this question was the the longest series I own had to be Harry Potter, which comes in at 7 books. But then I realized that my Nancy Drew books are indeed a series. There are currently a total of 175 books in…
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Booklr Questions – Which book is so special to you that you don’t share it with others?
Which book is so special to you that you don’t share it with others? Can we just take a moment to enjoy how ridiculous this question is? If I have a book that’s so special that I won’t share it with you, why would I tell you about it? Actually, I’m sure this question is…
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Decking the Halls
Call me Scrooge, but I kind of hate decorating for the holidays. So many boxes to drag up the stairs, so much stuff to put out, and then a month later, I just have to pack it back up. Don’t get me wrong, homes that are decorated for Christmas are lovely. It’s just so much…
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