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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Hog Wrestling
Last night was Hog Wrestling in front of the Grandstand at the Gibson County Fair. We’ve done this event for several years now. How it Works Teams of 4 try to get a pig to the top of a barrel in 45 seconds or less. The team with the fastest time wins. We have 4…
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A Queen is Crowned
Last night was the 2012 Gibson County Fair Queen Contest. As always, the contest was held at the PCHS Auditorium before the fair started, that way the queen and her court can participate, as queens, in all of the fair events. Dave and I run the sound for this event every year. Mostly that means…
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Open Class Photos
Each year the Gibson County Extension Homemakers sponsors the Gibson County Fair Open Class Exhibits. This year I have a photo for every one of the photo categories – one of the many pluses of documenting everything I do for my blog. I have two nature photos, one black and white and one color. I…
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A Day in Makeup
I love makeup. It’s one of my very favorite things about being a girl. So for this week’s Fashion Friday I’m going to tell you about some of my favorite products. I’ve used all sorts of brands since I first started wearing makeup, and I’ve finally found products that I love to wear. If I…
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It’s 1988 all over again
To start with my dad use to help with the fireworks at the fairgrounds many years ago. In 1988 we watered the infield to prevent fires. ’88 is the first crop year I can really remember, I remember everyone talking about how dry it was. I was 3 and I got to ride with Dad…
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A Hot 4th of July
It’s always hot out on the 4th of July, and this year was definitely not an exception. Matt (my husband) went out to the fairgrounds bright and early at 8 am and didn’t make it home until 11 pm. That morning he helped the fireworks people get set up, before helping with some electrical issues…
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Sassy Charm Quilt
As you know, I’ve got two different quilts ready to be quilted right now, but I’m just having way too much fun to stop. I’ve already got my next quilt laid out. It’s another quilt to help cut down on my fabric stash. For this one, I’m using the Sassy charm pack by Sandy Gervais…
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Backing for School Days Quilt
I’m very excited that I found some backing fabric for my School Days HST Quilt. I stopped by my local quilt shop in hopes of finding some of the Red Composition fabric from the school days line. No luck with that, but Quilts N’ Bloom did have a bolt of the Dot to Dot fabric…
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Amaretto-Chocolate Cream Truffles
This recipe for Chocolate-Dipped Truffles with Amaretto-Chocolate Cream Centers comes to you from the Nov. 1979 issue of Cuisine. The recipe makes about 3 dozen. Printable Recipe
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Almond-Chocolate Cream Truffles
This recipe for Almond-Chocolate Cream Truffles comes from the Nov. 1979 edition of Cuisine Magazine. It makes 4 1/2 dozen truffles. Printable Recipe
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Coconut Cream Truffles
This recipe for truffles comes from the November 1979 issue of Cuisine. Printable Recipe
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Peach Pecan Amaretto Preserves
This recipe for Peach Pecan Amaretto Preserves with Golden Raisins is amazing. This recipe takes quite a while, especially if you wait the 2 weeks for the preserves to mellow before you eat it, but the final product is well worth the work. As a head’s up – this recipe took me about 2-1/2 hours…
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