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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Classic Underbust Corset
After the success of my Avengers Underbust Corset, I decided to make myself another one. For this version I used a black and cream gingham, black duck cloth, and a black and tan plaid bias tape with red accents. We’re still not venturing into https://www.fulltube.xxx/?hl=de territory, instead looking to keep things demure and stylish. This…
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A Simple Flirty Dress
This dress was made by combining an altered version of the high neck bodice in Vintage Vogue Pattern V8789, with the an altered version of the Colette Patterns Meringue Skirt. Both patterns had side zips, so they were easy to put together into one project. To put the two patterns together, I sewed up the…
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Play Things
Today’s photo-a-day inspiration from The Idea Room was Toy. What a fun inspiration. There are tons of cat toys around my house… and even a few of my old toys (and Matt’s). I love using my old toys and books as decor around my house. I mean how fun is it to have a raccoon…
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Up, Up, and Away
Monday’s photo-a-day inspiration from The Idea Room was Up. I didn’t see much up above me until I made it out to the fairgrounds after work. From balloons floating up into the sky to a mini disco ball in the Farmer Kirk building, there’s stuff everywhere.
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Avengers Assemble! (on my corset)
I’m a big fan of corsets, something that many consider to be a personal decision not to be taken lightly but that’s if you’re going for proper corsets. You know, the type that REALLY pull in your waist or shape it for weight loss. That’s not the case with me, I just like clothes that…
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Close Up On the Ground
Today’s photo-a-day theme is “close up”. There are little baby mushrooms outside my door. I thought they would be perfect for today’s theme.
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Sweet Chocolate
Today’s photo-a-day challenge was sweet. As close as it is to fair, you would think that I’d have lots of sweet things to photograph, but I only came up with one really good one – a close up of some of my bulk chocolate. Yum! I love this Callebaut chocolate. It comes to me in…
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Celebrate
Yesterday’s image theme from The Idea Room was “Celebrate”. What better day to photograph celebration than a national holiday? I had a pretty good one myself. I spent most of the day out at my mom’s house teaching my youngest sister how to make my Bread and Butter Pickles. In the evening, my husband and…
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Seeing Red
Today is the 3rd day of the July Photo-a-Day Challenge from The Idea Room. I’m super happy that today’s challenge was something that I could easily do, even if it’s gloomy out, which of course it is. Whoever planned all of this gloomy weather in the middle of my summer is seriously making me sad.…
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A Refelction on Reflections
Today’s photo prompt for The Idea Room’s July Photo-a-Day challenge was reflection. Taken literally, a refection is the return of light or sound waves from a surface (at least according to Merriam-Webster). But as I pondered what to take a photo of today, I realized that I was actually reflecting on reflections. Particularly when I…
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27 Dresses: A Trip Through My Closet
Hopefully a few of you remember the 2008 Katherine Heigl film 27 Dresses. It’s a movie about a woman who has been in 27 different weddings and thus has 27 different bridesmaid dresses. Well, I only have one bridesmaid dress – from my sister’s wedding. Well, two if I include the one I wore on…
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