For as long as Adam can remember he has sewn. He's a keen bagmaker, quilter and has a popular vlogging sewing channel
By Adam Sews
When I first started sewing, around the age of 12, I was hooked straight away and soon jumped at the chance to attend a weekly afterschool sewing club, run by Mrs Smith. She was the best Textile teacher anyone with an interest and passion for sewing could ask for. With my grandad also being interested in sewing, painting, crafting, it was soon apparent this was also ‘my thing.'
Afterschool sewing club mainly consisted of trying to tackle patterns and projects that were way above my skill level at the time, but being a determined learner, I always found a way of learning new techniques and created things from fully-jointed teddy bears to Dalmatian-printed dressing gowns.
REPRESENTATION COUNTS
Being a male sewist/quilter has, over the past few years, made me very aware of how much representation counts in the sewing/quilting world. Some of the best designers and quilters are men, yet it can still sometimes feel taboo for a man to quilt or to sew his own clothing. Fast forward to present times, my sewing has changed quite dramatically. I now consider myself less of a garment sewist and more a bag-maker, pattern-designer, and quilter. That being said, I still love to update my wardrobe, searching for fun new looks and interesting patterns with fun construction details.
QUILTING IS THERAPY
Quilting is the mindful sewing that can take away all the worries in life. It is accurate, repetitive and most of all therapy! I spend most of my sewing time now, creating new bag patterns in PDF format, creating YouTube content and tutorials or custom order bags and most of all, sewing caddy’s.
You’ll spot me occasionally gracing the #WeSewToo catwalk at various sewing exhibitions, showing the latest me-mades. You can also take a lesson to learn a new skill in the stitching den workshops at some of the sewing exhibitions. Lockdown for me gave me the big boost I needed to progress with my sewing journey. It allowed me the time to pull my machines out, set up a dedicated space and with the encouragement of my husband and family, make and create whatever I desired. My first quilt was produced in lockdown and unsurprisingly the first had to be one of the biggest quilts I’ve made to date.
I free-motion quilted the king-sized quilt on a vintage domestic Bernina 1230 and loved every minute of it! I now have a very different approach and aim to be as
