I was at a used book store, and while their selection of sewing books was limited (well, nonexistent they had a surprisingly large collection of books on textile production. Being trained as a scientist and a known fabric junkie, I couldn’t pass up a book that contains both molecule line drawings and descriptions of how embossed fabrics are … More Awesome Book Finds
Those of you who have been following my blog for a while know that I have been slogging my way through the books in the George R. R. Martin A Song of Ice and Fire series. I recently finished the fourth novel in the saga, A Feast for Crows. I have to say, after the … More Book Review: A Feast for Crows
I must admit that it is a bit surreal to be writing a (spoiler-free) book review for A Memory of Light. If you had told me when I first picked up the books as a middle school student that the conclusion would be half a lifetime away… Well, I still probably would have read it … More Book Review: A Memory of Light
The End is near… for the Wheel of Time! I have been following this book series since middle school (which is a damned long time for those of you keeping track) but now the end is nigh. I, along with millions of other fans, have lived through years of waiting for book releases, the heartbreak … More The End is Near
Last year I did a week of end of the year recap posts, looking back at what I had accomplished, and what I hoped to accomplish in the coming year. I think it is fun to go back and look at these posts and also helps put they year into perspective. I thought I would … More End of the Year: Reading Round Up 2012
Life has gotten super busy lately (“real life” work is heading into crunch time, skating obligations are picking up, and I am slogging along on my trench coat project), so I have to admit I am really surprised I actually managed to read a book for fun in the meantime. Of course, to be fair, … More Book Review: The Emperor’s Soul
This year I have taken Tim Gunn as my style inspiration, formulating my sewing plans around Tim’s essential wardrobe items. As such, I thought it would also be good to read the books Tim has written about fashion and style – A Guide to Quality, Taste, and Style and Gunn’s Golden Rules – and now his latest … More Book Review: Tim Gunn’s Fashion Bible
So although I have been working my way through George R. R. Martin’s epic fantasy series and have put other books on hold until I get through the next few books, there are a few authors who automatically get to jump the line. Brandon Sanderson is one of them. When I pre-ordered Tim Gunn’s latest … More Book Review: Legion
Those of you who have been following the blog for a while may know that I have been slowly working my way through the George R. R. Martin Series A Song of Ice and Fire. Well, last year about this time I finished the first book, A Game of Thrones, and earlier this year I … More Book Review: A Storm of Swords
What is even better than $1 patterns? $0.50 books! My sister dragged me to the local library book sale, and I found a lot of awesomely fun stuff: A book about the process of creating an animated film, and a History of the Donner Party. Encyclopedia of Games, I Am A Strange Loop, and Encyclopedia … More Awesome Library Book Sale!
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