The Stitch Up – A Few of Our Favourite June Makes Spotted in the Wild
- Words by Peppermint
top image AN INCREDIBLE PEPPERMINT VALLEY JUMPSUIT BY @KARINA_WHITNEY
Without our lovely makers, what even are Peppermint patterns? Just some lonely PDFs and an empty hashtag. You splendiferous seamstresses are the needle to our thread, the whip to our stitch, and seeing your me-made makes puts a pep in our step and smile on our dial, every, damn time!
So, in order to shine a spotlight on the brilliant Peppermint sewists out there, we’ve started this little monthly roundup to feature some of our favourite Peppermint patterns we’ve spotted in the wild. If you want to show off your sensational sewing, be sure to tag us in your makes and you might see yourself in The Stitch Up in months to come!
CRACKIN’ CO-ORDS
It’s rad how easy sewing makes a matchy-match moment in your own sweet coordinating set! @Southern_Mims’s cleverly crafted her Peppermint Pocket Skirt and self-drafted top from leftover cotton linen, and @_HeatherMade shows off a stunning black and white Peppermint Albion Blouse with matching rectangle skirt.
GREAT GINGHAM
We’ve said it before, we’ll say it again: We Love Gingham! Check out the checkered chic of @Spaghetti_Western_Sewing’s boot-scooting Peppermint Spring Shorts. And @ChrisInSeams deserves special credit for making her dapper duds out of TWO Peppermint patterns – hacking the Peppermint Bardon Dress bodice and Peppermint Loungewear Pants into a tank and shorts set!
REDUCE, REUSE, UPCYCLE
Here at Peppermint, we’re big fans of sustainable sewing so we love to see people use our patterns to upcycle old clothes and op-shops finds. @BriannaJRichards turned a vintage skirt into a swinging skort with the help of the Peppermint Skye Shorts pattern, while @By_Emily_Christine upcycled her dad’s old pants into a green jean dream with the Peppermint Wide Leg Pants pattern.
CAN’T TOP THIS
A breezy floral blouse never goes amiss. @EmSewHappy’s botanical Peppermint Albion Blouse makes us sew, sew happy and @Sew_Crafty_So_Stylin’s Ruffle-Sleeve Top is a refreshing citrusy time for when life gives you lemons!
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Any New Year’s resolutions on your list? We love this from @OtterBeeStitching - “be brave enough to suck at something new”.
There’s no points for perfection, but you’ll get a trophy for trying. If nothing else this year, take the leap and try something new.
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A toast to the old you 🥂
We wholeheartedly love this post from the brilliant @EmilyOnLife:
“2026: Reinvent, burn it down, let it go (whatever it is). Year of the Snake it up. Exercise your boundaries, exercise your body, take one teeny step every day towards a life that feels better to be in.
But don’t you dare shit on your old self while you do it.
Hold yourself with reverence and tenderness and respect, because you got you this far. You did your very best with the information and tools you had at the time. You scraped yourself together, you made it work, you survived what felt impossible to survive: again and again and again.
You are perpetually in the process of becoming, whether you can feel it or not, whether or not you add it to your 2026 to-do list.“
Some very wise words from @Damon.Gameau to take us into 2026 🙌🏼
⭐️ We made it!!! ⭐️
Happy New Year, friends. To those who smashed their goals and achieved their dreams, and to those who are crawling over the finish line hoping to never speak of this year again (and everyone else in between): we made it. However you got here is enough. Be proud.
It’s been a tough year for many of us in small business, so here’s to a better year in 2026. We’re forever grateful for all your support and are jumping for joy to still be here bringing you creativity, kindness and community.
We’re also excited to be leaping into the NY with our special release sewing pattern – the Waratah Wrap Dress!
How great are our fabulous models: @Melt.Stitches, @KatieMakesADress and @Tricky.Pockets - and also our incredible Sewing Manager @Laura_The_Maker! 🙌🏼
Ok 2026: let’s do this. 💪🏼
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