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All Matthew Boudreaux AKA Mister Domestic wants to do is spread joy & positivity through sewing and crafting When did you start sewing? Although I owned a sewing machine for much of my life, I barely had the skill to sew curtains that didn’t fall apart until after my almost sevenyear-old daughter Helena was born in 2013. I had always talked to my spouse about wanting to learn to sew and how neat it would be to connect with our child if we were ever blessed to have one. Shortly after her birth, I was gifted a couple of apparel sewing classes for my birthday, which was precisely what I needed to uncork the magic that was hiding inside just waiting for the right inspirational moment.
What has sewing brought to your life? At its core, sewing has brought a dependable joyfilled activity into my life that I know I can escape into any time that I need to re-centre my spirit. On a grander scale, sewing has provided a medium, and the Internet has given me a platform to create a community of like-minded sewists, quilters and makers that share my mission of spreading joy and positivity. Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine that, at 43 years of age, me just being
my authentic self combined with my fearless approach to impossible projects and colour would be the catalyst for all this. There’s not a day that goes by where I’m not both inspired and grateful by this journey, and all of the wonderful people it has brought into my life. People talk about sewing as a way of instilling an inner hygge. Why do you think sewing and crafting has this effect? Okay so first, I had no clue what hygge was and, now that I do – it’s my new
