Catch Up

Hello readers! Welcome back to a much delayed blog post about all the dresses I’ve sewn in the last couple of weeks. To start off this blog, I wanted to say that I finally got a children’s librarian job and that has been the reason why my blog has not been updated. I have a full time children’s librarian job! I did it! It's been a transition from being a part-time library assistant to a full-time librarian! I have enjoyed this adjustment period and I am so happy! That being said, my blog posts may be few and far in between due to this promotion until I get settled in.

The last blog post I wrote hinted at my completion of a Navy Blue Constellation dress that glows in the dark! But I have actually finished this dress along with two others in the past two weeks. The first one I finished was the Constellation dress, followed by a purple sugar skull dress, and then a black lightning bolt dress. The skull and lightning bolt dresses I was able to sew up fairly quickly and they are so pretty!

I had issues all around with the zippers on each dress. Particularly, with the lightning bolt dress, I had to pick and redo the zipper and it still wasn't perfect. I got pricked a couple of times with constellation dress. Each dress is a different bodice style. Constellation is New Look 6262 with my self drafted skirt pattern. Skully (purple sugar skulls) is Simplicity 1873, with an altered V-neck style and my self drafted skirt pattern. Finally, the lighnting bolt dress, which I've named Rebel Rebel due to my love for David Bowie, is my tried and true Butterick 5748b bodice with my self drafted skirt pattern (as you can tell, I always use my created skirt pattern, I have yet to find a skirt pattern I like more).

Prepare yourself for all of the dress spam!

I am so thrilled that I am able to wear my dresses to my new job. I wore Skully and Rebel Rebel dresses this week. Most of my coworkers are extremely crafty and creative, which is a fun fun environment! The Rebel Rebel I wore for a Harry Potter Party program that I planned as my last program at my old library. I hand painted and crafted wands to give out to the children, I selected Harry Potter books that I thought the children would like. I had a lot of fun and I miss all the children I've worked with there. Thanks for catching up with me this week! Sorrynotsorry for all of the dress spam!

Until next time,

Nikki