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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Where’s the Inspiration?
Have you ever had one of those days when you know there’s a project that you should be working on, but you just can’t get into it? I’m there right now with one of my projects – that quilt for my little sister. It’s kind of sad really. I have all the blocks cut and…
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Fashion Friday – The Teacher
As I mentioned in last week’s post, I think you should always dress well. And since I’ve been back to teaching classes at the University for a couple weeks now, I’m wearing a lot more suits than I did during the summer. That’s alright though, I love a good suit – and it’s even beginning…
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Buttermint Twists
These melt-in-your mouth buttery mints are best made ahead and stored in your refrigerator. Printable Recipe
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Things I Have Learned
I’d like the think that I’ve learned a few things in my life. Dress well. Just because you have the option to wear a skin tight dress, or one that covers almost nothing doesn’t mean that you should. Not only is it more likely to cause a “wardrobe malfunction,” but it won’t get you any…
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Mini Meat Loaves
This mini-meat loaves recipe comes from South Knox High School’s home ec teacher, Mrs. Dobbins. Matt brought the recipe home after he got to sample some of the meat loaves that the students made in class. Printable Recipe
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Strawberry Punch
This is the recipe for the Strawberry Punch that we had at my wedding. I absolutely love it. Printable Recipe
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American Gods
American Gods, a novel by Neil Gaiman is one of my favorite books in the world. As a matter of fact, my original copy of both American Gods and it’s sequel Anansi Boys are both in pretty bad shape. That’s perfectly alright though. Books are meant to be read, and there’s nothing better than a…
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Back to School
It’s back to school for me tomorrow. I’ve been working at the university all summer, but the the students moved back in over the weekend, and classes start Wednesday. I teach one class each fall (and another in the spring) on top of my job at Webmaster for the university. My fall class really is…
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Friday Favorites
I’m always finding new and exciting things to love, and this week wasn’t any different. So here are a few things that caught my fancy this week (besides my husband). High Neck Lines for the Months Ahead It doesn’t seem to matter if you’re high fashion, or indie chic – necklines are moving up. I’m…
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Amazingly Easy Devil’s Food Cake
I’ve been trying to make an effort recently to make some of the recipes I’ve been pinning to my recipes to try pinboard. That way I can either move them to my recipes tried and loved pinboard for keeps, or remove them. The other night, I decided to try a recipe for making a boxed…
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(Not) Purdue Quilt Update
As you know from my previous post, I’m working on a quilt for my sister Samantha. I’m super excited about how the quilt is coming along, and I’m even starting to like the colors. Not that I don’t like black and gold – I am a Purdue Alum myself. Boiler Up! I just wasn’t sure…
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Identity Crisis
If you’ve been following the blog for a while, you’ve probably seen a post of two featuring Mouse. Mouse has been with us for about a year and a half now, but she is still very confused about her identity. It probably didn’t help that I named her Mouse – because obviously my cat speaks…
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