Have you seen The Quilters on @Netflix yet?

The Quilters is a short doco that follows a men’s quilting group inside a maximum security prison as they create personalised quilts for local foster children.

From @TheQuiltersDoc: “Through this process and the relationships forged we witness the power of art to restore an individual’s view of themselves and others.”

Follow their account @TheQuiltersDoc to see the stunning quilts - each one is made by a member of the Restorative Justice Organization’s quilting group inside a men’s prison in Licking, Missouri.

#TheQuilters #RestorativeJustice #ArtHeals #Quilting #QuiltLife #ArtTherapy

We’re jumping for joy! How lovely is this #PeppermintJumpsuit from @Sew_Emma 👌🏼

It’s another fabulous entry in our Me Made Makes comp! To go in the draw just sew any Peppermint pattern, post your creation to social media in May tagging #PeppermintMeMadeMakes and you’ll go in the running to win 1 of 5 fabulous bundles of sewing treasures from Peppermint and some of our sensational sewing partners!⁠
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Each pack (worth over $340 each!) includes goodies from: @TeggunAshleigh @EchidnaSewing @SewYourWay_ @MollyMollyFabrics ⁠
and @PeppermintMagazine!⁠

From @Sew_Emma:

Jumpsuit in linen-cotton blend from @SpotlightStores

Tshirt under: made in 2023
Another #HemlockTee by @GrainlineStudio in linen jersey from @SpotlightStores

Denim jacket: made in 2024
Pattern: #PilarJacket by @MaisonFauve
Fabric: 11oz upcycled denim from @WeAreTheFabricStore

#PeppermintPatterns #SewingChallenge #SewingCompetition #MeMade #MeMadeMay

Do we love the Viola? Quilty as charged! 💐

Have you discovered the Viola Quilted Jacket yet? It’s been a fast favourite for many!

Made with the support of our friends at Australian fabric wholesaler @2GreenZebras, our version of the Viola Quilted Jacket features @LibertyFabrics Ciara print.

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We also have a new pattern coming soon, with issue 63 on its way! Today is the last day to subscribe in time to have them both delivered to your door. 🏃🏽‍♀️

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AND!!! Have you entered our Me Made Makes comp yet?! Get to it! To go in the draw just sew any Peppermint pattern, post your creation to social media tagging #PeppermintMeMadeMakes and you’ll go in the running to win 1 of 5 fabulous bundles of sewing treasures from Peppermint and some of our sensational sewing partners!⁠
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Each pack (worth over $340 each!) includes goodies from: @TeggunAshleigh @EchidnaSewing @SewYourWay_ @MollyMollyFabrics ⁠
and @PeppermintMagazine!⁠
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The challenge will run from 1st - 31st May and five lucky winners will be drawn at the beginning of June, each receiving a prize pack. Your entry must be on a post that has been posted in May 2025.⁠
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Get those machines whirring!⁠
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#PeppermintPatterns #SewingChallenge #SewingCompetition #MeMade #MeMadeMay #PeppermintViolaQuiltedJacket #Quilting #QuiltersGonnaQuilt #QuiltedJacket #QuiltLove #MeMadeWardrobe #SewItYourself #MeMade #SewingPattern

Such a brilliant campaign. @ThatWendyWard was fed up with trying to work out what to do with worn out textiles - those beyond repair and too worn for op shops, the wrong composition for composting, and likely to be incinerated or shipped offshore for ‘someone else’ to deal with. So she started sending them back to the original manufacturers. “You sold it - now recycle it.” Genius.

From @ThatWendyWard:

“I’ve finally put together a template and guidance you can use to return your clothing and home textile waste to the people who created them. There’s a link in my profile to a Google Doc. You can make a copy of it or download it and edit in your details.

If you’re a regular follower you’ll know about my ongoing experience of doing this with a threadbare poly/cotton fitted sheet from Sainsbury’s. If you missed that, have a look a few posts back on my profile.

Why is this action necessary?

If you have ‘waste’ textiles not fit for anyone else to wear or use and you don’t have the necessary skills to recycle or repurpose them into something else, what do you do with them? There’s no infrastructure in the UK for dealing with textile waste like there is for paper/metal/glass/plastic. Single digit percentages of textile waste are truly recycled and the likelihood is that it will find its way into your local ‘energy recovery’ incinerator (as landfill taxes have been increasing) or shipped to the Global South aka ‘waste colonialism’.

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is a way off being introduced for textiles in the UK so I figured that it’s time for us to take our own action, return our textile waste to those who created it and tell them to #TakeItBack
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A big shout out to @Redesign_Collective for the most excellent term “guerilla EPR” 🙌
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Please: be respectful, be polite, but be firm in pursuit of answers. And please make sure whatever you return has been laundered.
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I’d love to hear how you get on.”
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#EPR #TextileWaste #ClothingWaste #WasteColonialism #ThereIsNoAway #TextileRecycling #GuerillaEPR #CitizenAction #TextileActivism #FastFashion #FashionActivism #PeoplePower

Ooh - a fabulous Peppermint Viola Quilted Jacket make, AND another entry into the #PeppermintMeMadeMakes competition! Have you started stitching up a storm yet? The prizes are epic!

From Crystal of @Stitched_Linen:

“That’s a completed sewing project, and I must say I enjoyed every step of making the #PeppermintViolaQuiltedJacket from @PeppermintMagazine

Made using my #Singer28k #HandCrank and #HandStitching fabric from @SpotlightStores #LibertyOfLondon The Carnaby Collection “Sunny Afternoon” and corduroy.”

#PeppermintPatterns #SewingCompetition