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

Works in Progress

By Andrea | April 30, 2014

My weekly update on projects progress. Finishes No finishes this week.  But that’s ok. I can’t have a finish every single week. Finished Quilt Tops: I didn’t do any quilting on my other finished quilt tops. Quilt Tops in Progress: My communique quilt is coming along.  I have two of my sections completed. Still no…

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Gus Got Married

By Andrea | April 29, 2014

My husband and I got to go to Louisville on Saturday for his cousin Gus’s wedding. I somehow managed to only take my small camera with me, and then didn’t take a single picture. I don’t know how I managed that, but thanks to Facebook, I can still share a photo of the happy couple…

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When a Sampler Turns Into Something Else

By Andrea | April 28, 2014

You may remember that I started designing a #dyosampler as part of the SewMamaSew along…. well, when I started working on it, the fabric became something else.  I blame all of my paper piecing plans.  I love the look of paper piecing, but after literally destroying 2 different attempts at one of the simpler paper…

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Triangle Quilt Along: Week 5

By Andrea | April 25, 2014

It’s the 5th and final week of the Triangle Quilt Along over at The Sassy Quilter.   I’m happy to report that I’ve managed to finish the quilt on schedule.  I decided to quilt my quilt following the piecing.  It came out pretty well, but it took a lot longer to quilt than most of…

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Works in Progress

By Andrea | April 23, 2014

My weekly update on projects progress. Finishes I got my Triangle Quilt Along quilt done in time for this week’s finished quilt reveal.  You’ll be able to see the whole thing on the blog this Friday, in the mean time, here’s a sneak preview. Finished Quilt Tops: I didn’t do any quilting on my other…

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#DYOSampler Quilt Along: Pulling Fabrics

By Andrea | April 21, 2014

Pulling fabric for a project is probably my favorite part. I have a small addiction to fat quarters, so I shouldn’t be surprised at how many fabrics I have that work with, even using a limited color palette. But somehow I always am. For this quilt (and every other quilt I design), I started with…

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Multi-Triangle Tutorial

By Andrea | April 18, 2014

Over the last few weeks, I’ve had several questions about how I made the larger triangles in my Triangle Quilt Along quilt.  Since this is our week off for the quilt along, I thought it would be a great time to explain how I determined the size for my larger triangles. To help you visualize…

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Works in Progress

By Andrea | April 16, 2014

My weekly update on projects progress. Finishes This is the second week in a row that I haven’t had any finishes.  It’s almost depressing. But I have a decent excuse for the lack of sewing.  My birthday was yesterday, so I’ve spent lots of my spare time this week out shopping with mom, going to…

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#DYOSampler Quilt Along: Picking Blocks

By Andrea | April 14, 2014

This week, I’m happy to share with you the second part of my process for my sampler quilt – picking out the blocks I want to use. Remember that as part of the #DYOSampler quilt along, we’re designing everything ourselves, from the fabrics and size, all the way down to the layout and selection of…

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Triangle Quilt Along: Week 4

By Andrea | April 11, 2014

It’s the fourth week of the Triangle Quilt Along over at The Sassy Quilter. This week’s goal was to sew all of of our rows into one big top. This process took much less time than piecing all of the individual triangles together.  Overall, the process went quite smoothly. It only took a couple hours,…

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Works in Progress

By Andrea | April 9, 2014

My weekly update on projects progress. Finishes No finishes this week, but I did make some progress on my quilts. Finished Quilt Tops: I finished my Triangle Quilt Along top!  I have 2 weeks to get this quilt quilted, so this one should be finished shortly. But I still haven’t done any work on my…

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#DYOSampler Quilt Along: Designing the Layout

By Andrea | April 8, 2014

You may remember that I mentioned in my Quilting Bucket List, that I really wanted to make the Gypsy Wife quilt….  It’s something that I’d still love to do, but SewMamaSew recently announced the #DYOSampler quilt along (and also a medallion quilt along, if that’s more your style), and I thought it would be a…

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