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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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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#Project52 – Valentine
This close to Valentine’s Day, I want to give a shout out to my favorite Valentine. He’s usually super serious, so I thought I’d share a bit of his less serious side with you. Matt seems to enjoy how friendly our new kitten, Geordi has been. I think that’s why he puts up with him…
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Bookish Questions – Do you want more books?
Do you want more books? What kind of questions is this for a bookish person? Of course, I want more books! I’m friends with quite a few authors who are currently writing books so I’m looking forward to them being released – I might review them on my blog! One of my friends is hybrid…
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#Project52 – Rule of Thirds
Let’s talk a little photography this week, with the “Rule of Thirds.” For those of you who aren’t familiar with the term, the Rule of Thirds is a fundamental composition principle which states that an image should be imagined as divided into nine equal parts by two equally spaced horizontal lines and two equally spaced…
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2016 INFB Young Farmer’s Conference
The 2016 Indiana Farm Bureau Young Farmer’s Conference was held last weekend at the Marriott East in Indianapolis. As always, my husband and I went up for the weekend and had an enjoyable time. We got to meet some awesome people and learn more about farming. Friday evening involved a little “canstruction,” where groups from…
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#Project52 – Hobbies
I have several hobbies that I really enjoy doing. One, which you have been seeing a lot of lately is reading. I always seem to have a book in my hand. But I promise that’s not the only thing I do for fun. I love to create, and one of my favorite mediums to work…
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Bookish Questions – Do you use a library?
Do you use a library? As a reader, I feel like a horrible human being when I admit that I haven’t had a library card in ages. Growing up, I lived in one of the few townships in my state that did not have library service, so if we wanted library cards, we had to…
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Robberts and Stockburger at Dunn Art Gallery
With the start of a new semester on campus, there is a new show in the Dunn Art Gallery. This show, running from January 11th until February 26th, 2016 features the drawings, paintings, and frescoes of Fred Robberts and Jason Stockburger. I think my favorite piece in the show is the image of St. Anthony…
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Bookish Questions – Do you read ‘classics’?
Do you read ‘classics’? I don’t read anywhere near enough classic books, not since school. I’ve been too busy reading all the great new books coming out. Thanks to all of the free classics available for my Kindle app, I am trying to do a better job of reading them. I read several classic era…
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Book It – New Year’s Resolutions
It’s January again, and I’m so proud of myself for completing an entire year of posts about the books I’ve read. It’s been a great way for me to keep track of all those books, and to share my love of reading with all of you. With 2016 comes a new year and a new…
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#Project52 – My Favorite
I’m not as good at singing as Julie Andrews, but that doesn’t mean I don’t have a few things in life that I absolutely love. Aside from the obvious things like my husband and chocolate, my list generally includes fluffy kittens, ridiculous selfies, and pretty books. What are a few of your favorite things?
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Bookish Questions – How many books to you read in a year?
How many books to you read in a year? The number of books I read each year varies. Though Goodreads has been nice enough to inform me that I read a total of 66 books last year. And, as you can see, the length of those books varied pretty widely, from a measly 31 page…
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