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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Coffee Talk – Bluejays and Barn Cats
Welcome to Coffee Talk! Grab your favorite morning beverage – unless, of course, it’s evening where you live- and join me for a chat. Attack of the Bluejays A couple nights ago, I went out to pick limbs up out of the yard between storms. It seemed like a great idea until I started to…
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#Project52 – From Where I Stand
From where I stand, clutter is a symptom of a creative mind. The walls in my office at work are covered in art and inspiration. I even have a shelf full of fun toys – I swear I don’t play with them at work – that make me happy to look at. Of course, my…
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Bookish Questions – YA or Adult Literature?
Do you prefer YA or Adult Literature? Can we just stop categorizing books? Who cares if the protagonist is a child, a teen, an adult, or an anthropomorphic cow, as long as the story is good? I love all sorts of books. My favorite series is Harry Potter, which you will always find in the…
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Coffee Talk – So That Happened
Welcome to Coffee Talk! Grab your favorite beverage and join in on the conversation. Indiana Primary The Indiana Primary was Tuesday. I made sure to get out and vote, and if you’re from Indiana, I hope you did too, because that vote mattered a lot. After our primary, Cruz and Kasich dropped out of the…
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#Project52 – Motherhood
This week’s #EverydayProject52 challenge was “Motherhood.” Not being a mother myself, it’s hard for me to have the opportunity to take photos that match this theme. The closest I come to motherhood is taking care of my cats. Although, I do occasionally hold my niece Charli, without dropping her.
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Bookish Questions – Do you believe in gendered books?
Do you believe in gendered books? That is to say, are some books for girls and others for boys? This question came up after a recent discussion with my friend Eric (over at The Educated Bachelor). We were talking about some audio books he was currently listening to – the Rangers Apprentice series by John…
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Coffee Talk
Welcome to Coffee Talk! Grab your favorite morning beverage and join in the discussion. More Home Improvement Projects Last Sunday, Bert (my step-dad) came out and framed up the closet in our master bedroom. I’m super excited about this, because I really didn’t love having all of my clothes on open racks along the wall.…
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#Project52 – Food
One of my favorite things to make for dinner is a good Stromboli. They’re super quick and easy to put together, and they always taste amazing. Do you have a favorite dish you like to make for dinner?
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Another Baby Quilt
It seems like the only quilting I get around to doing lately is making baby quilts for people. I don’t mind that at all, but I have been seriously slacking in the amount of time I put into my sewing projects lately. That’s why I’m glad that my sister requested a make a baby quilt…
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Bookish Questions – An author that you dislike/hate?
Do you have an author that you dislike or hate? As a general rule, I like to think that I don’t hate anyone, but if I had to pick someone for the least liked author award, it would go to Cassandra Clare. I’ve never actually read any of her (very popular) work, and I quite…
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Book It! – Ravens in the Library
Another month gone. I can hardly stand how fast time seems to go as you get older. It’s crazy. National Library week falls in April, which I love to celebrate. And it was as good of an excuse as any to get a library card from my new local library. (I moved last fall and…
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Coffee Talk – Another One Gone
Welcome to Coffee Talk! Grab your favorite morning beverage and join in the discussion. Home Improvement Projects Lots of cool things have been going on at my house lately. Last Friday, my dad and I installed a new counter top in my basement. The counter top replaced a funky old built-in work bench in my…
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