This project has been made possible by donors to the College of Fine Arts Fund for Excellence, the University of Arizona's School of Theatre Film & Television, and the individuals who have generously donated to the Medici Scholarship Foundation (specifically Ms. Robyn Kessler and Robyn and Jeff Timan) . Thank you for all your support!

I've been stuck in a rut a little bit. The project isn't exactly invading my thoughts like I would like it to. I am also still waiting on my funding to process, so I am not able to really do much until my structural material is here and I can figure out fabric.

Updated the budget today as well, and it looks like the total spent so far is $776.30 including the high priced items.

I do have a few other boning materials to purchase, and the fabric for the final project as well which is going to be a large chunk of the remaining budget. Looking at mood.com over the weekend, it seems they don't have the 125 yards of nude organza that I was hoping to use, so I think I might have to rethink the material choice, which sucks.

I myself purchased some books that are hopefully going to help with the more complicated parts:

Thanks for reading! Send me your good sewing vibes...