One-Yard Wonder

I have another reason to love the Déclic pattern—I can get a top out of one yard of a 54" wide fabric. As soon as I realized that, I went stash diving for a remnant that I bought at The Confident Stitch in Missoula on one of my trips with Robin. I fell in love with it even though it was only a yard and I had no idea how I would use it. Ta-da! 🎉

This is also a rayon challis, although slightly heavier than the FIGO challis. I am pretty sure it is deadstock. I have this same print in three yards of the turquoise and blue colorway, which has been earmarked for a dress. Now I am thinking I could just lengthen the Déclic into a shift . . .

This print also pairs nicely with several pants and skirts in my closet. My closet is a mess right now as I try to make sense of what I’ve got and what I need. I have three different wardrobes. The first consists of pants and tops for working around here and is clothing I don’t mind getting dirty. The second is nicer clothing for running errands in town, teaching, going to meetings, etc. The third is dressy clothing for church and also special occasions such as weddings, funerals, or events where I am playing the piano. And within each of those wardrobes, I need options for differing times of year and weather conditions. I’ve got pieces I might pull out only once or twice a year, but when I need them, I need them.

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The watering system in the garden is working well, although I will need to get more soaker hose in town this week. I don’t need a garden of the size that I plant, really, but I enjoy gardening and the excess produce always finds a home. Yesterday, while I was out there, my poppy bloomed. I saw that the first flower was about to burst, and when I looked at it again, it was open. By the time I finished working and went inside, all three of these flowers were open:

This poppy came from my friend, Marcie, and it makes me smile every time I look at it.

We ate the first strawberries yesterday.

The pigs made me laugh. The grass in the pasture is very tall. Whenever the pigs hear me in the garden, they come over to the fence to visit. I heard them oinking as they headed my way, but all I could see was the top of the grass waving back and forth. Eventually, five pigs burst forth. They’ve already more than doubled in size in a month.

I am a bit concerned that I haven’t seen any snakes yet. They like to hang out on the black plastic at the far edges of the garden, so when I go out in the morning, I always check those spots. I am not afraid of snakes, and indeed, I think they are a good barometer of the health of the garden. My garden is as organic as I can make it. I don’t use any chemicals. While we were planting last week, we were digging up earthworms 6" long and as big around as my little finger.