Finished the first tutu…sort of!

I have now finished the champagne-and-red-velvet tutu, or at least the first draft of it.  I think I’ve decided that:

• it really does need boning for shaping.  I’ve gotten away without boning on other designs, but it has a tendency to slip down right now, which is less than flattering.  (Imagine having your boobs relocated to your waist, and you get the idea.)  I think boning would fix this issue.
• It needs something to connect the red at the collar with the red piping at the waist.  At the moment there isn’t any red in the center, and it’s looking disconnected.  I may add a red AIDS ribbon or something.
• I still don’t like the color.  Perhaps I should have overdyed it with yellow before putting it together.  Oh well, too late now.

I still need to put together the metallic gold silk organza tutu that goes with it.  Then I’ll have a better idea of how the finished product should look.  Once I finish both of those, it’s on to the fuschia cheongsam…although I may switch to a red brocade since I think a red cheongsam would look fantastic for Red Dress Day!
My cup runneth over with projects…I still have all that placemat-weaving to do, too, and don’t forget the chocolates!