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

Anna’s Hardest Quilt – The Star of Bethlehem

By Anna | December 11, 2015

So I took some pictures of my hardest quilt. I literally cried over this one before I was done. Little did I know that “Star of Bethlehem” (aka Lone Star, Witness, and several other names) is considered one of the toughest patterns. Why? Because if your template is the least bit “off”, it won’t work. …

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Booklr Questions – Do you read Poetry?

By Andrea | December 8, 2015

Do you read Poetry? I don’t go out of my way to purchase or read poetry, but I do enjoy it on occasion.  IAs a child it was Shel Silverstein who gave me a connection to poetry.  And the opening poem in Where the Sidewalk Ends still connects with me today. The Invitation If you…

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Focus Through the Prism Challenge Review

By Andrea | December 4, 2015

For the last seven months, I’ve created a 20″ mini quilt each month.  Those quilts were all part of the Focus Through the Prism Challenge over at Project Quilting. At first, I didn’t think I would be participating in the challenge, because I had to buy special fabric from Cherrywood to participate, and I was…

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Booklr Questions – What 5 elements would your ideal book have?

By Andrea | December 1, 2015

What 5 elements would your ideal book have? Choosing 5 things to make the perfect book seems almost as challenging as writing it, but here are the things that come to mind for me. A world in which magic is possible. – Think fantasy. A map. – Maps are amazing. They help you to follow…

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Faerie Born – A Review

By Andrea | November 30, 2015

So what’s this book about anyway? A Synopsis – When her friend Jade is taken by strange creatures, Alexis crosses over into the faerie realm of Azaria intent only on saving Jade and returning home. Instead, she ends up on a quest to defeat the dark lord Morlin where startling truths are revealed. Those closest…

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WIP Roundup

By Andrea | November 25, 2015

It’s been a while since I did a full WIP post, where I actually talked about all of the projects I have going, instead of just the ones I’m actively working on. And with my holiday break coming up, I feel like this is a great time to remind myself you what all I really…

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Booklr Questions – Who is your OTP?

By Andrea | November 24, 2015

Who is your OTP? For those of you who may not know, OTP stands for One True Pairing.  That’s the couple that you “ship” the most- the people in a book or series who you feel really belong together, whether or not that’s how the author writes it. For me, my OTP will always be…

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Book It

By Andrea | November 23, 2015

I don’t know how it got so cold, but now my absolute favorite thing to do is to spend my time curled up under a quilt (or six) reading a good book.  And thanks to the 2015 Reading List from PopSugar, I feel like I’ve found a lot more good books than normal. I’ve already…

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Friday Favorites – Winter Sewing Patterns

By Andrea | November 20, 2015

It’s the time of year to start thinking about those little holiday sewing projects you’d like to get done. Maybe as a gift, or just for yourself.  So, I’ve gathered up a few of my personal favorite projects that are QUICK, EASY, and FREE. Make an Infinity Scarf Flamingo Toes has an amazing tutorial for…

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Booklr Questions – A book that makes you feel comforted?

By Andrea | November 17, 2015

Do you have a book that makes you feel comforted? There isn’t any one book that makes me feel comforted. For me, it’s more the act of reading.  When I am in the middle of a panic attack, or feel anxiety coming on, I find reading to be very calming. More often than not, when…

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WIP Wednesday

By Andrea | November 11, 2015

It’s been a busy sewing week here at MiMP.  I started and completed my final Project Quilting Focus Through the Prism challenge quilt.  This month was snowball blocks, and the only color I had left to work with was yellow, so that made for an interesting project. I also started making blocks for my creepy…

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Booklr Questions – Do you mark your books?

By Andrea | November 10, 2015

Do you mark, highlight, or dog ear your books? Or do you keep them in perfect condition? Back in high school I was all about marking up my books with highlighters and notes in the margins. But as I’ve gotten away from reading for academic purposes, and more into reading for pleasure, I have stopped…

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