February was sort of a bust for projects. School is keeping me busy, and other things just kept cropping up. I did a lot of work on the FastFriends website, creating more functionality to the admin module, including adding a file upload page that I have been trying to get around to for at least two years!! I also added the FunRun section, and created all the forms for that, which sucked up a whole weekend.

I thought having a project to-do list would help keep me focused, so I organized my projects, lined them out, picked the first one for the queue, and even got the patterns and fabric ready.  But then other things came up.

And now my list is mocking me.

....means new projects!!!

It seems inconceivable that it was five years ago.

Five years since we hit a tree head on.

Five years since I learned terms like glasgow coma scale, decorticate posturing, hematoma, traumatic brain injury, and what those terms meant.

Five years since every aspect of my life was turned completely upside down.

Since I'd already completed a black tutu, I decided to make a white tutu.  That way, if I ever have the chance to dance the Odette/Odile role in Swan Lake, I'll be prepared. ; )  This tutu uses a different bodice pattern than the black tutu; I find this one to be so much more aesthetically pleasing, both in fit and in movement. I did cheat and use a tacking gun on the skirt instead of doing it by hand, which saved me a few hours. ; ) The headpiece is buckram lined with milliner wire; lined with white satin, and covered in anonymous white bird feathers and pearl detail.