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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Project 52 – Who are you?
It’s the 1st week of Project 52, a weekly photography project thought up by the lovely ladies over at Everyday Eyecandy and Lipgloss and Binky. I first heard about Project 52 from the lovely Natasha over at Houseful of Nicholes – it seems like I’m always stealing her blog ideas. Lucky for me she hasn’t…
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Works in Progress
The new year has started off pretty well for me, at least as far as my quilting goes. I finished Rayden’s baby quilt. I’m almost done with the 1st Project Quilting Challenge. I just need to add my binding to it. And with the help of my MIL, I finally got the impromptu quilt basted.…
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Why I Love Marsala
Each year Pantone comes out with the Pantone Color of the Year, and each year we hear all about why people love or hate that color. This year I’ve seen a surprising number of people in the blog-osphere who down right hate Marsala. I have to say that I just don’t get it. Marsala isn’t…
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2015 Word of the Year
As the new year starts I’ve been seeing lots of posts again about people’s “Word of the Year.” I’ve always thought that was a great idea and this year I wanted to give it a try. Surprisingly, it’s a lot harder than you would think to come up with a word to help define how…
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Rayden’s Baby Quilt
I’m super excited that my first quilting finish of 2015 came on the 1st of the year. But even more than that, I’m thrilled that the quilt will be for my nephew Rayden. My step-brother Jeremy and his wife Cassie are due to have a little boy in February, and this quilt is for him.…
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Works in Progress
It’s been a while since I’ve done a real Works in Progress post, but I figured that I should end the year right by telling you what all I’ve really still got in progress. First, let’s talk about the finished tops: My king-sized Communique quilt top and backing are still hanging out at the house,…
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Spiced Honey Bars
A year or so ago, I discovered a fabulous recipe for molasses bars from Jen’s Favorite Cookies. I absolutely love anything with molasses in it, and the addition of chocolate and cinnamon chips made it even better. Of course, not everyone I know loves molasses as much as me, so I decided to play with…
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Merry Christmas
The blog mice just wanted to take a moment to wish you a very Merry Christmas! We hope that your holiday is a special one, full of friends, family and the making of very happy memories.
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Grandma’s Christmas Divinity
Christmas is a special time of year, full of memories of family and friends. This time of year, smells and flavors take on new meanings, and I’m always ready to get into my kitchen to cook up a few of those memories. That’s why I wanted to share with you, my grandma Ruby’s recipe for…
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Basilmomma’s Creamy Chicken Bacon Pasta
I recently got to see a great food demonstration by Basilmomma at the Indiana Farm Bureau Conference in French Lick. One of the recipes she made was a Creamy Chicken Bacon Pasta. I recently tried the recipe at home and was pleased with how it came out so I wanted to share my version with…
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Christmas Pickles
I feel like I’m running low on pickles. I’d blame the mice for getting into the canned goods, but I know it’s really because it’s close to Christmas and at Christmastime all of my canned goods begin to disappear, finding new homes as they are given out as gifts. I’m actually pretty sure that Fr.…
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Anna’s First Quilt
Once again, Anna has been gracious enough to share another one of her quilts with us. Today I am sharing with you Anna’s very first quilt, and let me tell you, I am impressed. She found the pattern in an old Good Housekeeping book on quilting. The patterns, colors, and fabrics screamed 1970s, which was…
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