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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Steampunk Progress
I’ve been putting in a lot of time on my Steampunk themed crazy quilt, and I feel like I finally have something to show for it. The quilt top is no where near complete, but it is coming along. I even have an entire row sewn together. I know it doesn’t look like much but…
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10 Years… A Class Reunion
Last weekend was my 10 year class reunion. I’m feeling a little old, but it might be worth it since I the reunion gave me a chance to visit with people I hadn’t seen in quite some time. I even got Matt to take a picture with me. Though, we are going to have to…
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Let’s Read Some Banned Books!
It’s banned books week! What better time to talk about reading? You know that the banned books are always the best. When I recently looked through the list of banned and challenged books, I was really surprised by the number of them that I had read, and loved. Books that remind me of my childhood,…
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Amy Butler Trunk Show
My local fabric store, Let’s Sew, recently hosted the Amy Butler Alchemy Studio Collection Trunk Show. I enjoyed getting to see the beautiful clothing made in Amy Butler’s fashion fabrics. It’s given me a lot of ideas. There were lots of coats and jackets made from the heavier weight fabrics like corduroy and linen blends.…
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Homemade Cinnamon Applesauce
It’s the first day of fall and I that means I can start making some of those wonderful fall flavored dishes. And what better way to start my fall cooking out right that to make a batch of Mamaw’s homemade cinnamon applesauce? It’s great fresh if you need a large amount, like for a family…
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Coming Up – Purse Palooza
I am super excited to announce that I will be participating in Purse Palooza 2013 over at Sew Sweetness. I’ll be reviewing the Michelle Patterns Pleated Wristlet (her versions pictured below) on October 4th. That’s in exactly 2 weeks! So be sure to stop by Sara’s blog to see my finished product, what I thought…
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Selfish Sewing Week
So apparently next week is Selfish Sewing Week. That means doing sewing for you and not for other people. I sort of find this funny, because I always sew for me. Maybe if I had kids I sewed for, like some of my friends, this would be an interesting derivative from the norm, but around…
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Rainy Days
It looks like rainy days are here again. The weatherman is calling for a chance of rain every day for the rest of the week. On the plus side, rainy days like this put me in a mood to sew, so I might actually have a new project to share with you next week. I…
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Graphic Prints
For those of you who don’t know, this week was New York Fashion Week. And while there were many styles on the runway, one look really stood out to me. It was the use of bold graphic prints, mostly in black and white. I mean if it’s wrong to want all three of these mix…
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Art Exhibit – David Rodenberg
One of the perks of being the webmaster at my university is getting to go out and take photos of lots of the events happening on campus. And that includes exhibits at the university’s art gallery. The current exhibit is a beautiful pottery collection by David Rodenberg. The pieces presented in his current exhibit are…
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Missoni Knit Tee
I had plenty of left over fabric from my Missoni Maxi Dress, so I decided to use the left over fabric in an experiment. I wanted to take my Kitschy Coo Skater Dress pattern and see if I could make a top. It was actually a lot easier than I thought it would be. I…
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Making Progress
I’m slowly but surely making progress on my latest crazy quilt. These are usually quick sews for me because it’s simple not to match up corners. However, thanks to some inspiration from Gloria McKinnon and her book Glorious Embellishing, I’m taking my time with this quilt top and adding some real crazy quilt detailing. In…
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