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xicanti
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Tomorrow I need to do the sleeve buttonholes, topstitch the lapels, and press the shit out of it. Then my tweed jacket is finally done!

To be honest, I didn‘t listen to a TON of DEADHOUSE GATES while I worked because the last week has all been fiddly handsewn stuff I wanted to focus on—and because, unpopular opinion coming up, I liked GARDENS OF THE MOON more than this one. Still, I‘m invested enough to tackle #3 in due course. #audiosewing

xicanti Please pardon my dummy‘s bra. Whoever made it assumed no one on this earth has ever had breasts bigger than a smallish B-cup (an assumption shared by many fashion designers, which is a big part of why I started sewing in the first place) and this is the only way I can properly test the drape. 5h
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 3h
Ruthiella Looks amazing! 🤩 3h
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BacklistReader
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Mehso-so

Finished book 4. Not much happened till around the last 100 pages.

While I‘m not enjoying this series as much as I‘d hoped I‘m still planning to continue as there‘s just something about it that makes me still want to know what‘s going to happen.

wildwoodreads You‘re better than me. I dnfed it at book two. I‘m interested to see how it ends but not committed enough to actually read it 😅 2d
BacklistReader @wildwoodreads I think if I didn‘t already own them all I would stop when I ran out of books. But then there‘s just something about it that keeps me reading even though other than the first one I‘ve been bored for most of the book. 2d
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wildwoodreads
Wind and Truth | Brandon Sanderson
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Where did February go?

Anyhow, here‘s what I read.

Wind and Truth
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Kings of the Wyld
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Bomber Mafia
⭐️⭐️⭐️

Counting the Cost
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I Am Malala
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

What did you read in February?

jitteryjane724 I am Malala - so important! Amazing how much she has been able to teach us about handling hate and reacting to it in a much more sophisticated way than many of us would do on instinct. (edited) 1w
wildwoodreads @jitteryjane724 Totally agree! 2d
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xicanti
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The provisional sleeve-set went well on both sides, thanks to 8300 pins. Only seven more steps until my jacket‘s ready for its Parisian debut!

I‘ve made good progress through GARDENS OF THE MOON, too. I like it a lot more than I did the first time I tried it, but I don‘t think it‘ll hit Love status. Still, most people agree this is the series‘ weakest book, so I‘ll look forward to the next one. #MFMarch #audiosewing

Mimi28 That‘s really cool!! 1w
xicanti @Mimi28 thanks! 1w
Butterfinger I love following your progress. 1w
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xicanti
Wind and Truth | Brandon Sanderson
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I thought I was really gonna have to stretch to finish WIND AND TRUTH before the end of the month, but I don‘t wanna turn it off. I keep looking for more excuses to listen. Earlier today I did the collar and facings on my jacket, then finished this puzzle. Tomorrow‘ll probably involve pressing the jacket so it‘s photogenic, then at least the start of another puzzle. At this rate, I should finish the book on Tuesday. #audiopuzzling

dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 2w
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TracyReadsBooks
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Starting the weekend with a reread since the second book in the series has been sitting on my shelves for more than a few months. I remember liking this the first time I read it. I think I‘m enjoying it even more this time!

🌅📖☕️

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xicanti
Wind and Truth | Brandon Sanderson
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I pressed the hell out of my jacket today, then paused to finish this miniature tea shop. That took me to 29% with WIND AND TRUTH, which I‘m loving. It‘s common for epic fantasy to have a POV or two that the reader just doesn‘t care about, but I‘m interested and invested in all these people and have been all along. I‘m excited to keep listening tomorrow. #audiocrafting

MemoirsForMe 😍😍😍 3w
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xicanti
Wind and Truth | Brandon Sanderson
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I spent a goodly chunk of my Louis Riel Day listening to WIND AND TRUTH while I sewed the bulk of a new jacket to take to Paris. It‘s impossible to tell from the picture, but this tweed is shot through with green and goldenrod. I‘m really happy with it.

I‘m also so glad the book came in for me! At 63 hours, it‘ll be a stretch to get it finished before my month off from American writers, but it‘s doable. #audiosewing

BkClubCare Cool. 3w
Butterfinger So pretty. 3w
Soubhiville 63 hours?!?! Wow that‘s a big commitment. 3w
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Singout A month off from American writers as a political statement? Or because you‘re going to France? 3w
xicanti @Soubhiville I listen at 3x speed, but it‘s still gonna be a pretty lengthy undertaking. 3w
xicanti @Singout it‘s something I do every year because I need breaks from the way that many, if not most, American creators write with the assumption that their audience is entirely American, primed to treat their culture as the default. It‘s really fucking nice to have a month where I‘m not gonna run up against things like temperatures in °F or nicknames for grades. I won‘t deny, though, that I need it more this year than I usually do. 3w
Lindy Louis Riel is a character in the play I attended in Vancouver on Saturday: Women of the Fur Trade by Frances Koncan. Your blazer is looking fine! 3w
xicanti @Lindy Riel‘s doing the theatrical rounds lately. A friend recently saw an opera about his romantic life. 3w
Lindy @xicanti 😁♾️👍 3w
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BacklistReader
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Mehso-so

Continuing The Wheel of Time Series.

This is book 3 and of the three I‘ve read it‘s not my favorite but I still want to know what happens next.

This one felt very much like a set up book but we‘ll just have to wait and see. I do have plans to pick up book 4 The Shadow Rising very soon.

#thewheeloftime

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wildwoodreads
Wind and Truth | Brandon Sanderson
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Pickpick

I finished Wind and Truth last night and I really had to sit and think it over before I made my review. I loved it because this book felt like coming home. I was so excited to read about some of my favorite characters again. However, it could have been edited a little better. There was a lot happening all at once and it probably could have been trimmed down a lot. But overall, I still really enjoyed this.

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