Matthew Adams
I like long walks on the beach, candle lit dinners…oh wait…wrong kind of
profile. Right! So how did I get here? Well, I don’t have as illustrious a past
as one Terry Edward Briceland, but here goes. My first sewing experience wasn’t
particularly memorable. It was a grade 8 Home Economics assignment, a quilted
pillow. It wasn’t until a year later that I found what I was looking for. Boxer
shorts. One of a kind boxers to wear while playing basketball. I was going to
change the world, and I’d like to think in some small way I did. You’re
welcome.
But seriously, I wanted to be original, unique, but in a good way. As a boy
my mom would take me to fabric stores when she was getting things for her own
projects, so when I wanted to make my own boxers I knew where to go and what I
needed (thanks mom). They turned out great! So great in fact, that people would
steal them, well one person stole one pair. They were my favorite pair, all the
Winnie the Pooh characters were on them. I went down for rowing practice and
took them off when I got in the boat. I left them on the dock on top of my
sandals and as I rowed away little did I know that, that would be the last time
I saw them. They were gone when I got back. Shame on you, yeah, you know who you
are. From my boxer shorts beginning my sewing skills developed as my need for
one of a kindedness (it’s a word I swear) grew. Super hero rowing suits, to
dress shirts, to quilts, to three piece suits, to dresses, and on to home decor
when I finally moved out of my mom’s house (thanks again mom).
Besides my sewing education I did manage to get an academic one as well.
Turns out I was pretty good at rowing which led me state side for my post
secondary education. I attended Princeton University and after six years (shut
it, lots of people go to university for six years…lots!) graduated. I know what
you’re thinking, “I didn’t think Princeton had a sewing program”. They don’t,
it’s just a certificate program (not really). I majored in economics and after
graduating decided to use my degree in less traditional ways.
When I’m not sewing I enjoy sports and working out, mostly so I can enjoy the
chips and the ice cream and the desserts.
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