Shiny HSTs Chevrons and an HST Tutorial

Thanks to my attempt to avoid finishing the (not) Purdue quilt top last week, I got myself started on another – much smaller – project, using my fabrics with gold metallic ink.  For this project, I’m planning to use several fat quarters of fabric, along with a couple larger pieces of fabric I had in…

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Where’s the Inspiration?

Have you ever had one of those days when you know there’s a project that you should be working on, but you just can’t get into it?  I’m there right now with one of my projects – that quilt for my little sister.  It’s kind of sad really. I have all the blocks cut and…

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How to Build an Outhouse

Yes, this post is titled “How to Build an Outhouse.” Why would I be building an outhouse? Surely you can get custom metal buildings these days. Well, yes you can, and I wouldn’t personally be building an outhouse… but our local Antique Machinery Club has been building them. We’ve been custom building old fashioned outhouses…

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Still Going Crazy

With all the fun, exciting things going on in my life, I’ve been quite a slacker on all of my crafting and sewing projects, including my quilts.  Fortunately, when I went home last night, I started cleaning the basement, which is where my crafting area is.  I didn’t get too much cleaning done, but it…

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Preferred Content

Here at MouseInMyPocket, I’m always trying to decide what topics to write about.  I have a bit of erratic personality – so I tend to write posts about lots of different topics.  That’s everything from agriculture to crafting, from food to fashion, to the adventures in my daily life.  For those of you that read…

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Cotton and Metal

Over the last few weeks, the weather has been pretty nice most of the time, so I’ve not spent a lot of time inside the house crafting. If it was a sunny 82 degrees at your house, you wouldn’t either. But don’t worry, I have been working on a couple of projects. I’ve done a…

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Say Cheese!

Just the other day, I had a friend ask me to help her set up a forum website.  Awesome!  I can totally do that…. or can I?  I figured that the best way to find out if I could was to create on myself.  And I have done just that.  Give a big welcome to…

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What inspires you?

I’ve been keeping track of the things that inspire me for quite a while now.  I like to keep track of great ideas and tutorials for crafts, interior decorating ideas, design and infographics, fashion and a whole lot more.  My favorite way to do this lately, has been to use Pinterest.  You can see some…

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Feathers and Fleece

I guess I’m fairly sick today… the thermometer says I have a temperature of 100.2 degrees.  This is not awful, but it’s not great either.  I had planned on spending a lot of the day today working on product for the new store… but since I’m sick… I don’t want to make anything to sell to…

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