• First time in a non essential shop in 3 months. Charity shops are my favourite for finding new books, especially my local @wandsworth_oasis 📚 Station Eleven and The Devil in the White City have been on my list for a while so I was happy to find them for such good prices. I had to pick up Junk, I read it as a young teen and loved it - looking forward to a reread 💚 The other 3 books are ones I’d never heard of and just picked up. They are all non white authors - I’m making a conscious effort to diversify my reading to include more POC authors and stories from people who aren’t like me (white, British, straight, cis). I have started compiling a list but it’s also great to be able to find new (secondhand) books to add to my list. #bookstagram #booklover #booksofinstagram #booksbooksbooks
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    First time in a non essential shop in 3 months. Charity shops are my favourite for finding new books, especially my local @wandsworth_oasis 📚 Station Eleven and The Devil in the White City have been on my list for a while so I was happy to find them for such good prices. I had to pick up Junk, I read it as a young teen and loved it - looking forward to a reread 💚 The other 3 books are ones I’d never heard of and just picked up. They are all non white authors - I’m making a conscious effort to diversify my reading to include more POC authors and stories from people who aren’t like me (white, British, straight, cis). I have started compiling a list but it’s also great to be able to find new (secondhand) books to add to my list. #bookstagram #booklover #booksofinstagram #booksbooksbooks
  • It’s amazing to see so much support for Black Lives Matter and the black community but please make sure your actions aren’t just performative. 👊🏿👊🏾👊🏽 If you’re taking part in #BlackOutTuesday it doesn’t mean don’t post anything, it means focus on posting about the campaign, talking about racism, sharing important information, educating the people around you. This whole issue is about more than just a black square on social media, properly show up for the black community. Use your time, your expertise, your power, your privilege and your money to show support. You don’t have to share it on social if you don’t want to, but make sure you’re doing it, make sure you’re really thinking about what you can change in your own life and what biases you have. Listen to voices coming from the Black community but don’t expect them to educate you, educate yourself and educate those around you. Have the conversations, call people out, talk about what you can do and what you don’t know enough about. ❤️ Social media has always been a place where I share, so for me it’s important and natural for me to share content about this issue, it doesn’t have to be that place for you, but just ensure what you’re doing isn’t just because everyone else is doing it. If you’re taking part in #BlackOutTuesday by sharing a black square tell me in the comments what ELSE you’re doing! Tell me what books you’re reading, where you’re donating to, what you’ve learnt, if you’re protesting, share with me what you’re doing, be accountable to yourself and hopefully it will be encourage others to do the same. If we’re friends or you don’t want to comment message me, let’s talk about this and work together to take some pressure of the black community who have been doing the work for generations.
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    It’s amazing to see so much support for Black Lives Matter and the black community but please make sure your actions aren’t just performative. 👊🏿👊🏾👊🏽 If you’re taking part in #BlackOutTuesday it doesn’t mean don’t post anything, it means focus on posting about the campaign, talking about racism, sharing important information, educating the people around you. This whole issue is about more than just a black square on social media, properly show up for the black community. Use your time, your expertise, your power, your privilege and your money to show support. You don’t have to share it on social if you don’t want to, but make sure you’re doing it, make sure you’re really thinking about what you can change in your own life and what biases you have. Listen to voices coming from the Black community but don’t expect them to educate you, educate yourself and educate those around you. Have the conversations, call people out, talk about what you can do and what you don’t know enough about. ❤️ Social media has always been a place where I share, so for me it’s important and natural for me to share content about this issue, it doesn’t have to be that place for you, but just ensure what you’re doing isn’t just because everyone else is doing it. If you’re taking part in #BlackOutTuesday by sharing a black square tell me in the comments what ELSE you’re doing! Tell me what books you’re reading, where you’re donating to, what you’ve learnt, if you’re protesting, share with me what you’re doing, be accountable to yourself and hopefully it will be encourage others to do the same. If we’re friends or you don’t want to comment message me, let’s talk about this and work together to take some pressure of the black community who have been doing the work for generations.
  • My first #memade dress and it has pockets! 💃🏼 The @ellieandmac_patterns Tres Belle wrap dress made from @poundfabrics fabric. #memademay2020 #mmmayplus2020 #ellieandmacpatterns #ellieandmac #memadeeveryday #memadewardrobe #sewing #curvysewing #curvysewist #fatsewing #fatsewist #beginnersewing #sewistsofinstagram #sewingismytherapy #plussizesewist #plussizesewing #isewlation #isewlated2020 #isewlation2020 #stayhomeandsew #sewcialdistancing #memade2020 #sewingcommunity #ellieandmac_patterns
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    My first #memade dress and it has pockets! 💃🏼 The @ellieandmac_patterns Tres Belle wrap dress made from @poundfabrics fabric. #memademay2020 #mmmayplus2020 #ellieandmacpatterns #ellieandmac #memadeeveryday #memadewardrobe #sewing #curvysewing #curvysewist #fatsewing #fatsewist #beginnersewing #sewistsofinstagram #sewingismytherapy #plussizesewist #plussizesewing #isewlation #isewlated2020 #isewlation2020 #stayhomeandsew #sewcialdistancing #memade2020 #sewingcommunity #ellieandmac_patterns
  • Another #memade item 💁🏼‍♀️ The free Toronto Tee pattern from @therpfeed made in a remnant fabric from my local fabric shop. #memadeeveryday #memadewardrobe #sewing #curvysewing #curvysewist #fatsewing #fatsewist #beginnersewing #sewistsofinstagram #sewingismytherapy #plussizesewist #plussizesewing #isewlation #isewlated2020 #isewlation2020 #stayhomeandsew #sewcialdistancing #memade2020 #sewingcommunity #rpfeed #therpfeed
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    Another #memade item 💁🏼‍♀️ The free Toronto Tee pattern from @therpfeed made in a remnant fabric from my local fabric shop. #memadeeveryday #memadewardrobe #sewing #curvysewing #curvysewist #fatsewing #fatsewist #beginnersewing #sewistsofinstagram #sewingismytherapy #plussizesewist #plussizesewing #isewlation #isewlated2020 #isewlation2020 #stayhomeandsew #sewcialdistancing #memade2020 #sewingcommunity #rpfeed #therpfeed
  • Sharing my first attempt at following a pattern to celebrate @britishsewingbee being back on tv 🧵💁🏼‍♀️ This is the #peppermintrufflesleevetop free pattern from @peppermintmagazine created by @inthefolds. Made using a cotton bed sheet. Overall I’m pretty happy with how it turned out, and I learnt lots of new skills. The fit isn’t perfect so if I make again I might have to make some edits. #memadeeveryday #memadewardrobe #sewing #curvysewing #curvysewist #fatsewing #fatsewist #beginnersewing #sewistsofinstagram #sewingismytherapy #plussizesewist #plussizesewing #isewlation #isewlated2020 #isewlation2020 #stayhomeandsew #sewcialdistancing #memade2020 #sewingcommunity #inthefolds #peppermintpatterns
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    Sharing my first attempt at following a pattern to celebrate @britishsewingbee being back on tv 🧵💁🏼‍♀️ This is the #peppermintrufflesleevetop free pattern from @peppermintmagazine created by @inthefolds. Made using a cotton bed sheet. Overall I’m pretty happy with how it turned out, and I learnt lots of new skills. The fit isn’t perfect so if I make again I might have to make some edits. #memadeeveryday #memadewardrobe #sewing #curvysewing #curvysewist #fatsewing #fatsewist #beginnersewing #sewistsofinstagram #sewingismytherapy #plussizesewist #plussizesewing #isewlation #isewlated2020 #isewlation2020 #stayhomeandsew #sewcialdistancing #memade2020 #sewingcommunity #inthefolds #peppermintpatterns
  • My most recent #memade item. I didn’t follow a pattern for this and kind of just made it up. I wanted to practice and had some of this fabric (a cotton bed sheet) hanging around. If I attempted this style again I would try and lower the underarm, probably run the elastic all the way round (rather than separate pieces at the front and back) id put the gathered section a bit lower as it doesn’t hit at the best spot for me, and I’d take it in a bit around the waist/gathered area as it’s a bit too big. #memadeeveryday #memadewardrobe #sewing #curvysewing #curvysewist #fatsewing #fatsewist #beginnersewing #sewistsofinstagram #sewingismytherapy #plussizesewist #plussizesewing #isewlation #isewlated2020 #isewlation2020 #stayhomeandsew #sewcialdistancing #memade2020 #sewingcommunity
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    My most recent #memade item. I didn’t follow a pattern for this and kind of just made it up. I wanted to practice and had some of this fabric (a cotton bed sheet) hanging around. If I attempted this style again I would try and lower the underarm, probably run the elastic all the way round (rather than separate pieces at the front and back) id put the gathered section a bit lower as it doesn’t hit at the best spot for me, and I’d take it in a bit around the waist/gathered area as it’s a bit too big. #memadeeveryday #memadewardrobe #sewing #curvysewing #curvysewist #fatsewing #fatsewist #beginnersewing #sewistsofinstagram #sewingismytherapy #plussizesewist #plussizesewing #isewlation #isewlated2020 #isewlation2020 #stayhomeandsew #sewcialdistancing #memade2020 #sewingcommunity
  • The first item of clothing I’ve created 🧵😍 This top was originally a skirt that I picked up for £1 in the charity shop, I knew I wouldn’t wear it but I wanted to practice sewing with a stretch material. There’s a whole bunch of mistakes on this, but you can’t tell unless you look really closely. It’s not anything special, but it’s something and I’m very proud of it. Can’t wait to keep making more clothes and getting better and better! #curvysewing #sewingproject #beginnersewing #sewingbeginner #plussizesewing #fatsew #fatsewing #fatsewist
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    The first item of clothing I’ve created 🧵😍 This top was originally a skirt that I picked up for £1 in the charity shop, I knew I wouldn’t wear it but I wanted to practice sewing with a stretch material. There’s a whole bunch of mistakes on this, but you can’t tell unless you look really closely. It’s not anything special, but it’s something and I’m very proud of it. Can’t wait to keep making more clothes and getting better and better! #curvysewing #sewingproject #beginnersewing #sewingbeginner #plussizesewing #fatsew #fatsewing #fatsewist
  • Ernesto the elephant 🐘💙 I have a lot of scraps to use up so we might end up with a whole family of elephants, or perhaps a zoo of different animals. #sewing #sewingproject #beginnersewing
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    Ernesto the elephant 🐘💙 I have a lot of scraps to use up so we might end up with a whole family of elephants, or perhaps a zoo of different animals. #sewing #sewingproject #beginnersewing
  • We some cutie patooties 💕
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    We some cutie patooties 💕