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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#DYOSampler Quilt Along: Designing the Layout
You may remember that I mentioned in my Quilting Bucket List, that I really wanted to make the Gypsy Wife quilt…. It’s something that I’d still love to do, but SewMamaSew recently announced the #DYOSampler quilt along (and also a medallion quilt along, if that’s more your style), and I thought it would be a…
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Finished Bird Quilt
You may remember the bird quilt top that I shared with you a couple weeks ago. I am excited to tell you that I finished quilting and binding the quilt last week. The quilt features the bird border print from the Collage line by Carrie Bloomston for Windham fabrics. When I saw this fabric I…
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Triangle Quilt Along: Week 3
It’s the third week of the Triangle Quilt Along over at The Sassy Quilter. This week’s goal is to sew all of the triangles into rows, and I am happy to report that I am once again right on schedule. I sewed together 14 rows of 19 triangles… well mostly. I can’t sew a few…
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Easter Themed Projects from Around the Web
Last year, I wrote a post featuring April themed projects. To me, April often means rain, but Easter falls in April this year, so let’s talk about a few great sewing projects that are great for Easter. I am in love with this Christian Cross Watercolor Art Quilt from SusieBDesigns on Etsy. It was actually…
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Works in Progress
My weekly update on projects progress. Finishes This week I got two quilts finished. The first is the gift quilt, which I unfortunately can’t show you yet, but I also finished the bird quilt! I’ll be blogging about it on Monday, but in the meantime, this is what it looks like. Finished Quilt Tops: No…
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Tea Length Ava Dress
It’s spring! And that seems to make me feel like making dresses. Well, that and the wedding I’m attending at the end of April. I’m hoping to make myself a dress to wear to it. I found a pattern I’m super excited about to make for the wedding, but I wanted to do a test…
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Triangle Quilt Along: Week 2
It’s the second week of the Triangle Quilt Along over at The Sassy Quilter. This week’s goal is to get all of our triangles cut, and I am happy to report that I am (shockingly) still on schedule. Of course the fact that getting each part of the project done on time gets me a…
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Works in Progress
My weekly update on projects progress. Finishes This week I made myself a wonderful wearable muslin of Victory Patterns Ava dress. I’m glad I did, as my “for real” version will need to be several sizes smaller. Finished Quilt Tops: No quilting has been done on any of my previously finished tops. And the gift…
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Bird Quilt Top Finished
I finally got around to finishing my bird quilt top last night. And I love how it turned out. I found it really fun to make this quilt with a simple neutral color palette, with the pops of color from the bird print. And I can’t even tell you how much I love the newspaper…
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Proverbs Wall Hanging
My aunt Susan recently participated in Walk to Emmaus. As part of the retreat, her friends and family were asked to send letters, cards, and such for her to open throughout her time there. For those of you who don’t know my aunt Susan, she loves quilting and embroidery. As a matter of fact, if…
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Triangle Quilt Along: Week 1
Thanks to Lorna over at Sew Fresh Quilts, I’ve discovered the Triangle Quilt Along over at The Sassy Quilter. And, as you may remember from my Quilting Bucket List, I’ve been wanting to make a triangle quilt for a while now. And I feel like this might just be the perfect opportunity to make one. …
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Works in Progress
My weekly update on projects progress. Finishes I got a quilt top finished this week, so I made myself a newsboy cap to celebrate. Another project that I gave as a gift, was given this week! I’m excited that I can share it with you all now. It’s a small wall hanging. I’ll be sharing…
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