Rushing Forward, Stepping Back

The last week has been quite the dance. Scapin is progressing, albeit, slowly. Last Tuesday was a case of two steps forward, three steps back when we discovered painting the strips on the fabric only made the fabric stiff and uncomfortable. Now two pairs of pants are being sewn together in strips.The dance concert however, is rushing forward. The production manager finally settled the petty cash issue, and budget is less of an issue. One piece is substantially less expensive than I hoped and on the other, the choreographer is willing to cover any overage to ensure quality costumes. That of course means spending the money of beautiful fabric instead of my time trying to dye beautiful, less expensive fabric. Fifteen dancers, silk devour at $10 a yard...not a cheap piece, but the choreographer was thrilled with the colors I found. Hopefully the rest of my materials will arrive during the break and I can begin to work on the costumes after our shop hours. Should I progress far enough, the shop will have about a week's down time between Scapin and Peace Prize to help me. The last thing I need to do before I leave for my five days off is make the patterns and arrange a time when I can go back into the city to purchase fabric. If only this head cold wasn't slowing me down...