Pip Robins Updated!

It’s about fucking time.

We’ve been in our new apartment for a couple of weeks now, and last week I unpacked my boxes of fabric and even destashed a LOT of it (but then I went shopping and found some real treasures… it’s a never ending cycle…) but it wasn’t until this week that I was really able to start sewing again.

There have been issues with the kid not wanting to fall asleep early, or me just needing to do chores around the house, or feeling just so wiped out at the end of the day the inspiration to sew just doesn’t come. Once I get started, though, the enthusiasm to see the finished product soon actually becomes overwhelming and I start daydreaming about being able to bring my sewing machine into my day job, or sticking Ash in front of some vintage Sesame Street just so I can get something accomplished (neither of which I do) (Cookie Monster youtube videos are strictly reserved for when I’m showering!).

I found this black and white fabric the other day and immediately fell in love. It’s so hard to find either black or white when second-hand shopping, so I scooped this up and made three bags out of it. I bought some sliders (to make adjustable purse straps) on Etsy a while ago, but they haven’t arrived yet, so I went to our local shop and bought a few so that I could finish these sooner than later. I don’t know why I didn’t learn how to do it sooner, it is surprisingly easy to make purse straps adjustable, but I can’t learn everything at once.

These are the most well-constructed bags I’ve ever made in my life, and- dare I say it- don’t even look handmade (not that my other ones did, but these REALLY don’t). As someone who is completely self-taught, I feel pretty proud.

This body form (and the barn wood wall) is from my day job, I went in there today for a couple of minutes to take some shots, and I love how it looks. It’s going to have to be something I do from now on.

Clive was awesome and took care of Ash for most of the day (he went fishing last Sunday for about four hours while I took care of Ash, so he owed me… also: tag teaming is AWESOME) so I was able to complete over a dozen new cowls. I have added a few on Etsy, and will be adding more in the next couple of days. Believe it or not, it often takes more time to photograph them and then do the required editing than it takes to sew the damn things.