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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#OurProject52 – Silhouette
Silhouettes are some of my favorite photos, though I’ve hardly ever taken them myself. Actually, never, except on accident. So, I was very happy to see Everyday Eyecandy’s tips on how to shoot them. For the purposes of this week’s challenge, I took a photo very similar to the one LaShawn took for this challenge-…
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#OurProject52 – Framed
Once again, this is a catch up post for #OurProject52. It seems that after I slacked off on the Motherhood challenge, it became a lot easier to keep slacking off. But the #OurProject52 challenge is something I really do want to keep doing, so I’m making myself go back and do all of the ones…
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#OurProject52 – Motherhood
I managed to skip out on a few weeks of posting my #OurProject52 photos, mostly because I’m a slacker, but the main reason was that I didn’t manage to take any photos with fit the motherhood theme for the May 14th challenge. Not being a mother myself, taking photos that relate to motherhood was a…
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Book It – Memoirs & Mysteries
I can’t believe it’s almost the end of May already. Where has this year gone? I feel like I’ve lost days or even weeks inside the pages of a book, but I’m not sure that’s a bad thing. I’m managing to knock a few more items off my checklist, and even get through my pile…
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A Little Free Library
I’ve wanted to have a Little Free Library since I first heard about them a few years ago. But something has always seemed to be in the way of having one – the biggest issue was having a location. I live in a heavily trafficked area, which is good for a LFL, but being on…
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WIP Wednesday
Progress in the last week has been mostly made by others. I got a quilt back from the quilter yesterday. It still needs trimmed and bound, but the quilt came out beautifully. I’m also working on adding sleeves to the back of several quilts for the local quilt show on Saturday, June 6th. Sharing over…
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Stir – A Review
Stir: My Broken Brain and the Meals That Brought Me Home by Jessica Fechtor is the 1st book I was accepted to review for NetGalley.com and I couldn’t think of a better book to start with. Stir will be released on June 23rd, 2015. So what’s this book about anyway? A Synopsis – At 28, Jessica…
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Friday Favorites- Kitchen Dreams
I’ve been dreaming of a new kitchen lately. I’m sure it won’t happen in the very near future, but I can still dream. I am constantly scrolling through www.anzzi.com looking at all of the new kitchen features they have. I really can’t get enough! I think I would go for a navy blue or grey…
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Schrodinger’s Cat Mini Quilt
I finished up the first of the Focus Through the Prism challenges today. The block to incorporate this month was the Churn Dash, sometimes called the Monkey Wrench. My version of the quilt, “Schrodinger’s Cat,” features an offset block inside block design, with embroidered kitten, and hand quilting. Fabrics used in this quilt are Cherrywood…
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#NaBloPoMo – Secret Shot
I love taking photos of people when they don’t realize it. I think this comes from the fact that I used to hate having my photo taken, and some people I know still do. That means it’s easier to catch a smile when people don’t know I’m taking a photo. And have you noticed how…
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#NaBloPoMo – Light
As an amateur photographer, light is something I struggle with. My indoor photos are often yellow, and if it’s sunny, my outdoor photos can look washed out. Fortunately, I recently read part of the manual for my camera and discovered how “scenes” settings on my camera works. It’s helped me a lot. Does your camera…
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#NaBloPoMo – Say Cheese!
Do you feel like your smile is more honest when you’re taking a selfie or when someone else is taking your photo? For me, I feel like my smiles are more honest when I don’t have someone in front of me telling me to “Say Cheese!” Of course, if I’m comfortable with my photographer, we’re…
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