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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Come for the Fun!
It’s that time of year again! The Gibson County Fair started on Friday evening, July 1st, with the Queen Contest out at the high school and some great Go-Cart Racing in front of the grandstand. Saturday one of my good friends, Laci Samira, brought out some of her girls to do bellydancing demonstrations on Carnaby Street Stage. A grandstand…
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The Hotel St. Francis Cookbook
I found a great old cookbook today, while we were working on cleaning things out at my grama’s house, The Hotel St. Francis Cookbook. It appears to be a first addition, as there is only one copyright date. Although, because it was published by THE HOTEL MONTHLY PRESS, it is also likely the only edition of…
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Chicken and Gnocchi Soup
In case you haven’t had a chance to see it, I have posted a recipe for chicken and gnocchi soup over in my recipe collection. I made myself a batch today, and it was amazing! I did have to buy a few things, I don’t often keep fresh veggies in the house, because I don’t…
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French Nougat
Just the other day, I told you about my totally awesome thrift find, of a candymaking book. As I mentioned in that post I was really excited to try the recipe for French Nougat. I actually learned a few interesting things while preparing to make this recipe. You can spell syrup with an “i” -> sirup (It’s…
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Thrift Find!
I love stopping by the local thrift stores, antique malls, and flea markets. I really enjoy the prospect of going into a place and finding that one thing (or 12) that I didn’t know I needed. Yesterday, I stopped by the “Vendor’s Village.” It’s in the old 3D, on West Broadway in Princeton, and advertises…
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Rooting Roses
My big project this weekend was to take cuttings from my grama’s rose bush, and root them. My grama passed away this spring, and this rose bush belonged to her mom, and her mom’s mom. The process for rooting the roses was actually very easy. I just hope that I get good results. I just wish…
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One Circle Down…
…and 9 more to go. I’ve finished the 42-inch black and white striped circle. This section is done with alternating polka dot patterns. I started by sewing all of my strips together and then pressing them down. When that was done, I had a rather large sheet of fabric that looked like prison stripes. Then…
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Haubstadt Quilt Show
Today, I went to my first ever official quilt show, with my mom-in-law, Mary Kay. It was actually pretty fun, although it was a bit strange for me to go to an event where everyone else was at least old enough to be my mother. That either means that I need to find a different…
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My Sewing Machine is Fixed
Yea! I got a call from DavCo yesterday afternoon, and my sewing machine is fixed and ready to be picked up. I’m pretty excited. They are open until 5:30 this evening, so I may try to go down after work and pick it up; but if not, I’ll be going down to get it early…
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Cutting Out the Urban Baby Pattern
I’m currently working on cutting out pieces for the 48-inch circle. I’m using the “Urban Baby” pattern designed by Valori Wells for FreeSpirit. I decided on this pattern, not only because it was the right size, but because in black and white should be a nice addition to my quilt. Download the pattern yourself at…
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How It Goes
The project is going well. I have a large amount of my fabric cut. I’ve completed all of the cuts for the 60 inch circle. As well as all of the cuts for the 46-inch circle. Although, I did decide to make the stripes 2-inches across instead of 1-inch. Not only was this less cuts,…
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Quilt Progress
I’ve realized today that even tough I cannot sew anything together for my quilt, there is still a lot I can do. For once I’m actually going to cut all of the fabric out for a project before I start sewing. Maybe this will be a good thing. I’ll even know if I have enough of all…
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