Oh, the Pressure

We got a little bit of rain overnight, but we also got thunder and lightning. I can only hope that any strikes don’t smolder and break out later. At least the high temperatures will be staying in the upper 70s.

We have an all-high-school reunion in a couple of weeks. I am trying to decide what to wear, which means making something. I have been agonizing over this since bike tour ended. The clothing I make looks better on me than anything I could buy because it fits me well, and I’d like to look good for this event. I’ve made a lot of tops this summer for daily wear, but nothing that fits the more special event category.

Back in May, I ran up a muslin of this pattern:

I shortened View A into a tunic and adjusted the raglan sleeves a bit because they were drafted for an NFL linebacker. (I have broad shoulders, which I why I like raglans, but these were ridiculous.) I really like the way the muslin fits and looks. I had it on for re-evaluation yesterday afternoon when The Other Janet stopped over to get some zucchini and she concurred. The only reason I abandoned the muslin back in May was for lack of time. I decided that this will be what I make to wear to the reunion.

My stash contains a lot of two-yard cuts for tops. It also has several three-yard cuts for dresses. This tunic needs about 2-1/2 yards, so I had to find the longer pieces. I located a black-and-pink rayon batik that I think will work well, and it will pair nicely with black pants. (The reunion is partially outside and I have no idea what the weather is going to be like.) Making this top is going to be my project for today.

Burda 5614 is a very similar pattern.

I am still searching for that elusive dress pattern. Maybe the Simplicity raglan pattern will end up being a good one if I make it in the original length.

You can tell that I don’t do frou-frou. I am not a ribbons and ruffles kind of person.

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Out in the garden, the winter squash and the tomatoes look fabulous. I will have pumpkins, butternut squash, buttercup squash, Georgia roasters, blue Kuri, red Kuri, and Delicata squash. I probably will have cabbages and dry beans, too, but not nearly as many as I had hoped.

I’ve been cleaning and organizing the pantry and making a list of what needs to get canned: salsa; beef, ham, and chicken stock; beans; tomato sauce; and some pie filling. One of the local grocery stores always has a case sale in September and I plan to stock up on some things there.