A review by quietjenn
How to Sew a Button: And Other Nifty Things Your Grandmother Knew by Erin Bried

2.0

i'm pretty sure that i heard about this book in an issue of real simple magazine. and, if i hadn't than i should have because it's a lot like reading real simple, only not as good. i.e. a few bits of "oo, fab idea" nestled amidst lots of painfully obvious bits that you should've learned in elementary school. and, everything was just so random and simplified - although written in a tone which i think was supposed to be snarky and fun, sort "you go girl!;" only instead of being snarky and fun, it was grating. and the stuff i'd like to try out, the information was so limited that if i really wanted to try it out, i'd just get a real book on the subject (say, canning or quilting or whatever).
and, overall that just annoys me, because i think the title and the premise are kinda cool and, if executed differently, could have been awesome. alas, alack.