Pants 201

Thank you, Judith in Ottawa, for your blog comment a few weeks ago and your book recommendations. I ordered both books and they arrived yesterday.

The Palmer-Pletsch book is an unassuming (self-published) gem filled with all sorts of useful knowledge—the best kind of book!

The David Page Coffin book is a bit fancier, but also has a lot of great information.

These will make great bedtime reading over the next few weeks. Thank you!

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I sewed down the binding on the baby quilt last night after dinner. Those two projects are now done and crossed off the list. The husband laughs because I watch YouTube videos about mountaineering disasters while I sit and sew.

Today’s sewing time will be devoted to class prep. I’m teaching a ruler quilting class on Wednesday and I need to make up a few samples. I’ve also got some miscellaneous mending projects that need attention.

I’ve been watching YouTube videos about making buttonholes on the 880. I am going to do several (many) practice buttonholes first, but I think I can put buttonholes in my gray and blue plaid coat without too much difficulty, and then I’ll be able to wear it.

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One of the homesteaders I follow recommended this book, so I’ve ordered it:

The Amazon blurb states

Sarah Thrush—whose inspiring, informative, and frequently viral videos on TikTok @peeliesnpetals have been seen by tens of millions of people—shows you the best and tastiest ways to put up the traditional canning foods, from tomatoes and green beans to apples and peaches, just like mama and grandma did. But she also ranges widely in the more robust flavor profiles that come from the best cuisines from all over the planet—all of which earlier preserving books neglect.

I am all for trying out new canning recipes.