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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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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Crispy Herb Fried Chicken
This is another great recipe that was advertised in the Nov. 1979 Cuisine. I’ve been thinking about attempting to fry my own chicken for a while now, and this recipe might just get me there. However, although I really do love fried food, I hate it when it turns out greasy! I feel like my…
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No-Bake Pumpkin Pie
I recently came into the possession of a copy of Cuisine Magazine that was published in November 1979 – thanks Aunt Anna. This recipe for no-bake pumpkin pie was advertized in it, and looks like it would be pretty good. Ingredients: 1 (9-inch) graham cracker pie crust 1 envelope Knox unflavored gelatine 1 teaspoon ground…
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School Days HST Quilt
I’ve been working on another small quilt recently, trying to use up some of my stash. For this project I’m using the School Days Charm Pack by American Jane Patterns for Moda. I’m pairing the patterns with a dark blue floral I had purchased for some long forgotten project. I actually think that the blue…
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Fair Foods
It’s getting close to fair time again here. That means it’s time for me to decide what types of foods I’m going to make for open class at the Gibson County Fair. There hasn’t been a year that I’ve not exhibitied something there. Last year I made holiday themed candy corn cookies – similar to…
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Crazy Quilt Tutorial
If you’re like me, you keep the scraps from all of your finished projects, hoping that you will find a use for them later. Actually — I take that back — if you’re like me, you’ll collect everyone’s scraps in hopes of using them later. I have a lot of scraps at my house –…
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Lukas’s Quilt
You remember that quilt that I started at the beginning of the week? I got it done! I have decided that I absolutely love making small quilts. Why? Because they’re quick. I love that I feel like I accomplished the same amount of work as a big quilt, even if it is smaller. The Road…
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Friday Favorites
Things that I’m in love with this week (besides my husband, of course) — these industrial style rope lights from Luke Lamp Co. the concept of mirrors on exposed bricks a la’ Apartment Therapy and Simply So Good’s crusty homemade bread
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2012 GCAMA Tractor Show
Last weekend was the Gibson County Antique Machinery Association‘s tractor show. Matt and I had a lot of fun, even if it was super hot all weekend. It usually rains on the weekend of the tractor show, so of course, the one year we need a good rain it doesn’t. At least the show went…
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More Quilting
I may have just finished a quilt top, but that doesn’t mean I’m planning on taking a break from my quilting. I’ve already got another (allbeit much smaller) project in the works. This one will actually be small enough that I’m hoping to attempt to machine quilt it myself, using my sewing machine. This particular…
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Quick Lemon Crispies
This recipe for a lemon cookie is great dipped in dark chocolate, or served by itself. And, because the recipe uses pudding mix for flavoring, you can easily make other flavors. If you make them small like the recipe calls for, you will get 4 dozen, but I usually end up with a little less…
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Crazy About This Top
I’m crazy about this top, quilt top that is. I’ve got what I estimate to be between 60 and 70 hours and about $20 in this quilt top. Since I used scraps for all the blocks, the only fabric I had to purchase was for the sashing. I’m trying to decide how to explain how…
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