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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Yellow Spiral Quilt Finished
I’ve decided that the official title of the HST quilt I made using the yellow broadcloth and A Stitch in Color charm pack will be called the yellow spiral quilt. And guess what?! The top is done! Of course, that’s no thanks to my husband who called when I was in the middle of the…
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Stitch in Color Quilt
I’ve decided that I must really have a problem. I finished my Shiny Chevron quilt top on Tuesday and started a new quilt top on Wednesday. I think I’m addicted to the ability to play with color and layout to create unique designs from basic elements. My newest project is using more stuff from my…
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Site Design
I’m thinking about making some updates to the design of the website, to add a little color and better reflect where our blog content is going. A friend of mine was telling me about web design by Third Angle (she also has a website that she wanted to re-design) and it inspired me to change…
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Shiny Chevron Top Finished!
I’m so excited! I got all the shiny chevron quilt top done! And I love, love, love, love, love the way it looks! I started with the interior section (the actual chevrons). The finished size of this section is approximately 40×30 inches. For this project I used the 4 HST block tutorial, I showed you…
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Wedding Quilt
This week I wanted to feature another one of the quilts in my collection. This lap quilt was a wedding gift from my cousin Susan. It’s super soft and warm – along with being beautifully made. (Susan, you can feel free to make me a quilt any time.) And it matches the decore in my…
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Friday Favorites
There are several things I love about this time of year. Leather & Furs I’m not really a big fan of cold weather (or hot weather for that matter) but one of my favorite things about this time of year is that when it gets cold outside, I get to add some things into my…
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Grama’s Quilt
Even though my first “official” quilt was the one that I made for my sister’s wedding gift, I did have another project before then. I made 9 quilt photo quilt blocks a wall hanging. The blocks each contained family photos of my grama and her family. After I finished the blocks, my mom and uncle…
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My 3 Favorite Quilt Designers
While most of the quilts I have made in my time as a “quilter” have been basic designs using strips of fabric and half square triangles – there are a few quilt designers that I love. 3. Cluck, Cluck, Sew! Not only is Cluck, Cluck, Sew! one of my favorite quilt blogs, but her quilt…
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Shiny HSTs Chevrons and an HST Tutorial
Thanks to my attempt to avoid finishing the (not) Purdue quilt top last week, I got myself started on another – much smaller – project, using my fabrics with gold metallic ink. For this project, I’m planning to use several fat quarters of fabric, along with a couple larger pieces of fabric I had in…
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(Not) Purdue Quilt Top Finished!
I’m super excited that I’ve got the quilt top for my little sister Samantha done! As you may recall, she wanted a “Purdue quilt, that wasn’t really a Purdue quilt.” My solution? Use Purdue colors in a fun scrappy pattern. I ended up using the Squares & Strips quilt top tutorial from Cluck, Cluck, Sew!…
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Butter Roasted Carrots
I originally found a version of this recipe for butter roasted carrots on Pinterest. Having made it several times, I think I’ve finally got the recipe adjusted just for me. Printable Recipe
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Getting and Staying Organized
As some of you may remember, way back in March I decided that I was going to make my goal for Lent to get my house clean and organized. I even got started on that process. Unfortunately, life got in the way, and I wasn’t nearly as successful with my goal as I wanted to…
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