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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#Project52 – Everyday
I always seem to be at my computer, but I’m been at one more than usual lately. The hard drive on my old laptop is showing signs it’s about to crash, so I’ve spent lots of time this week transferring files from my old computer to the new one. What does your everyday look like?
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Bookish Questions – Do you have plenty of bookish items around your house?
Do you have plenty of bookish items around your house? Define plenty. I have lots of books and book related items around my house, but I feel like I’m severely lacking in shelf space. We have two fairly large shelving units in the house. There is one in the spare bedroom where I keep my…
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Book It! – Hazy Shade of Winter
It’s February, and the weather around here has been nothing by cold and heartless. It was in the 50s during the 1st week of February. But that warmer weather was a tease. We got more cold weather and snow again. Then it got warm again. We had a 70 degree day and then got snow…
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Food for Thought – When You Have to Correct NPR
NPR recently published an article as part of their food blog, The Salt, entitled “Why Your Hamburger Might Be Leading To Nitrogen Pollution.” As you would expect from the title, this article talks about the application of nitrogen and it’s effects on the environment. Unfortunately, as farmers, we found several things wrong about their article.…
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#Project52 – ‘C’ is for…
My entire childhood, ‘C’ was for cookie, and that’s still good enough for me. But now cookie monster wants us to eat our fruits and veggies, so I guess ‘C’ can be for Clementine too. This week’s photos were all taken during a break at the office, using an iPhone.
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Baby Hayes – A Pregnancy Photo Session
Last weekend, I got the honor of taking pregnancy photos for my sister and her husband. It was a beautiful 71 degree February day. I don’t know how that happened, but it made for a great day to take photos. For those of you in the Princeton area, these photos were all taken at the…
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Bookish Questions – What is your favorite quote from a book?
What is your favorite quote from a book? Choosing one favorite quote is hard. Books tell us stories, but they also teach us about life. So many have changed mine. I guess this is where I quote Neil Gaiman and say that Stories you read when you’re the right age never quite leave you. You…
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A Sewing Funk
I haven’t been down in my sewing space for ages. I wish I could say that I have a good excuse, like the fact that it’s freezing down there (in my defense it is), or that my sewing table needs to be replaced/repaired (it does), but honestly, I think I would work around those things…
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#Project52 – Yellow
This week’s them for #EverydayProject52 is Yellow. And while I don’t have much yellow in my wardrobe, I do still seem to have a lot of it in my life. Especially in my book collection. It’s a good thing I don’t arrange my books by color, like some people do. I think my shelves would…
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Bookish Questions – Do you use bookmarks a lot?
Do you use bookmarks a lot? ALL THE TIME! I have an assortment of bookmarks in my collection. Some are bookmarks I got for free from places like Barnes & Noble or Book Depository, while others are ones I have made. Some of my favorite ones I’ve done myself are the ones I printed from…
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Tenugui by #AnnaInSpain
Anna has made a new accessory and thought (correctly, I might add) that we would all be interested in it. If you’ve ever watched Japanese cartoons, you’ve probably seen women wearing “tenugui”. Guys wear the headband type with slogans, but women wear them when cleaning or gardening, as a head covering plus sweatband plus keeping…
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Office Space
My husband was wonderful enough to haul our old bed to the dump last week, and I finally got all most of the boxes moved out of the extra room. If you’re based in Australia and need an extra hand clearing space in your home, check out sydney storage company hollowaystorage. I think it was…
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