Meet Our 2022 Spoonflower Ambassadors

2022 Ambassadors

Edited: May 17, 2022

We’re so excited to announce our 2022 Spoonflower Ambassadors! From talented quilters to apparel sewists, interior designers, and for the very first time, artists—these individuals embody the joy of being a creative. We hope they’ll inspire you with their artistic gifts as they share tutorials, home dec projects and more with our community this year and beyond.

Mathew E Boudreaux

misterdomestic.com
https://www.instagram.com/misterdomestic
Camas, Washington

About Mathew:
Mathew is a polycraftual maker, designer, teacher, anti-racist activist, dad, husband and queer-positive champion of approachable crafting and inclusive spaces.

About Mathew’s work:
Mister Domestic is an inclusive brand for those who participate and/or appreciate handsewn or handmade items. Rules are lame, saturation is on high and spreading joy is at the helm of everything Mister Domestic.

Mathew’s top creative influence:
My daughter Helena is my inspiration and influence for everything that I do. She’s such a remarkable human and she makes me want to show up the best in everything I do. She inspires me to try new things and to go for it and to have fun.

A cream quilted pillow with a rainbow striped heart in the middle, showing two black hands held together forming the shape of a heart, and the words “Love is Love” in black cursive font underneath, is on a white bookshelf. Next to the pillow is a small gray plastic rabbit and a small sofitie of a person with gray hair and a gray beard, wearing a blue hoodie and a blue shirt that says “All people are people. Fight racism. Love is love.” in rainbow letters, and a headband with pink cat ears and a rainbow unicorn horn.

Mathew Boudreaux stands smiling and facing the camera, wearing a black t-shirt and holding a light blue quilted pillow with three rainbow trees, a rainbow and a pink heart.

Andrea Tsang Jackson

3rdstoryworkshop.com
https://www.instagram.com/3rdstoryworkshop
https://twitter.com/3rdstory_
https://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/3rdstoryworkshop
Halifax, Nova Scotia

About Andrea:
I am a textile artist, quilt designer, author and educator based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Although my favourite colours to wear and design with are neutral, I love to play with colour in my studio.

About Andrea’s work:
My work is a bit eclectic in that it takes a lot of different forms! But it is always clean and crisp, vibrant but not loud.

Andrea’s top creative influence:
Lisa Congdon’s work is very different from mine, but what inspires me about her work is that her point of view is so clear and comes across so strongly.

Two hands and forearms reach out and touch a quilt that is all white in the bottom left; white, black and gray geometric designs in the top left; yellow and white geometric designs on the top right; and yellow, gray and black geometric designs on the bottom right.

A small square quilt hangs by thick thread from a brick wall. It has a cream background on the left featuring three small envelopes. The top envelope is gray with a black flap, the middle envelope is pink with an orange flap and the bottom envelope is black with a gray flap. The background on the right side of the quilt is gray on the top and features a pink heart that is orange on the left and pink on the right; the bottom of the quilt’s left hand side has an orange background and features an open black envelope with a pink inside flap. The edge of the small quilt is bound with an orange, navy and white striped fabric. To the left is a small wooden stool with a brown planter holding a tall plant. To the right is a white rounded plastic chair with wooden legs.

Featured collection: Express Post – Colourway 2 by 3rdstoryworkshop. Find out more about this quilt design in Andrea’s Express Post (Quilt) Block Party posts!

Rumana Dawood

thelittlepomegranate.co.uk
https://www.instagram.com/thelittlepomegranate
London, England

About Rumana:
Rumana is a doctor from London who uses sewing and crafts to unwind and destress after a long day. She shares her passion for crafting through her Instagram and blog, The Little Pomegranate, and is also a campaigner for increased diversity within the sewing and craft communities.

About Rumana’s work:
My mission is to show the real process of sewing and other crafts. Things that take a while to complete, things that might go wrong or may not be ‘picture perfect’. I want to show you that the joy of crafting is the process and not just the end product. As well as sharing my crafting adventures, I share lifestyle content—from home improvement, beauty, food and health and wellbeing.

Rumana’s top creative influence:
Oh gosh, I don’t know if I can pick just one person! Shall we go with the most unexpected? I adore Victoria Beckham. Being a kid growing up fully immersed in the Girl Power era of the Spice Girls, I have always had a soft spot for all the members. But I really fell in love with her aesthetic when she pivoted to design and fashion. Classic staples, bold colours and clean tailoring. It is just effortless and chic. I also love that she didn’t let herself get pigeonholed and threw herself into something new.

Rumana Dawood stands smiling and looking down away from the camera and wears a rose hijab, a thin gold necklace, long-sleeved white sweater and rose pants with dark green leopard spots.

Rumana Dawood stands smiling, looking up and away from the camera. She is wearing a light blue hijab and a long-sleeved white dress with small blue, pink, olive green and dark blue brushstrokes. She is standing in front of a blue-and-yellow painting and next to a white chair on the left and a white bookshelf to the right. A garland of light brown dots hangs over the chair and from the painting, extending to the left.

Meg Fleshman

megmadesewing.com
https://www.instagram.com/megmadesewing
Falls Church, Virginia

About Meg:
Meg is a pink loving, apparel sewing, flower fancying maker, living in Northern Virginia with her partner and three kids. Ever the hobby collector, she can usually be found with fabric, yarn or watercolors in hand!

About Meg’s work:
Bold colors and reliable neutrals, frilly frocks and casual basics, novel projects and comforting familiars—my sewing is both an exploration of what excites me and a return to what feels like home.

Meg’s top creative influence:
My creative influence is my dear friend and artist, Jaquilyn Shumate (@jaquilynshumate). Not only does she have a heart of gold, she has an amazing gift for seeing beauty in things that might often go unnoticed, which she channels into creative photographs and brilliant collages. Her talent and impeccable style always inspire me to create in my own way too.

Meg Fleshman is looking up towards the sky and smiling. She is wearing round pink sunglasses and a flowing white knee-length short-sleeved dress with a design with rainbow brushstrokes grouped together in arcs around groups of smaller black brushstrokes. Her left hand is holding out the dress to the side. Behind her is a light blue concrete wall.

Featured design: Rainbow Collection Wispy by katiekortman

Meg Fleshman looks at the camera and is standing in front of a cream background. She is wearing a bright pink short-sleeved dress with a large hot pink and lavender floral print of sweet pea blooms. Her left hand is slightly holding out the dress to the side.

Featured design: 2 Sweet Pea Pink by flower_wall

Michael Gardner

daddydressedmebymg.com
https://www.instagram.com/daddydressedmebymg
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

About Michael:
I am Michael Gardner, a proud Father, self-taught sewist, life-long crafter and DIY enthusiast. I’m also known as “Ava’s Dad”. I can usually be found exercising my creative abilities.

About Michael’s work:
Daddy Dressed Me by MG is my expression of love for my daughter. I utilize my creativity to teach her about self-love, confidence and I share our beautiful bond.

Michael’s top creative influence:
Ava is my Muse. Ava inspires me to create and encourages me to be my best. I sew the clothes and she brings them to life!

Michael and Ava Gardner wear sunglasses and matching outfits with black shirts and black long-sleeve leather jackets. Michael wears black-and-white geometric print pants and black, orange and yellow shoes. Ava wears a skirt in the same black-and-white geometric print and black boots. Ava is standing with both hands on her hips. Michael is sitting on a picnic table to her right, with his left leg on the table’s bench.

Michael Gardner stands in front of a gray concrete wall, looking to the side and smiling. He is wearing a velvet vest with a white lotus design and a blue and green background and yellow seed pods, a long-sleeved black shirt, black pants and brown shoes.

Featured design: Lotus Pond by agregorydesigns

Tracey Hairston

mochagirlplace.com
https://www.instagram.com/mochagirlplace
Chesapeake, Virginia

About Tracey:
Tracey is an interior stylist and plant whisperer who creates stylish and earthy spaces using eclectic decor, texture and textiles. She is a DIYer who loves to share how you can change the look of your home by using paint, wallpaper and plants.

About Tracey’s work:
I am a budget-friendly interior stylist who loves to design using inspiration from nature.

Tracey’s top creative influence:
My top creative influence of the moment is Kelly Wearstler. She inspires me through her unique use of form and texture. All of her designs are focused on the combination and use of color texture and I try to incorporate that into my stylings as well.

Image of a corner of a room with a brown wooden bookshelf with plants and a sculpture on top. A cream rug with brown geometric shapes is in front of the bookshelf. A wallpaper design with a cream background and repeating rows of large light brown squares is on the wall behind the bookshelf.

Featured design: Striped Square – Golden Brown and Cream by c&co_designs

A large wicker chair sits in a corner, with a cream wall to the left and a window with white curtains to the right. The chair is surrounded by plants, on the wall, hanging from the ceiling and around it. To the right of the chair is a cream cushioned loveseat with cream pillows at the back with three more plush pillows in front. One pillow has an orange and white wispy mushroom design, one pillow is bright green with small white lines and another pillow has a navy background and bright turquoise and green falling leaves amidst small green and pink letter “u” shapes.

Featured designs, left to right: Fungus_mushroom_orange by wren_leyland, Painted Canvas (Spearmint) by pennycandy, The Leaves Are Falling by katiekortman

Danika Herrick

danikaherrick.com
https://www.instagram.com/danikaherrick
Beverly, Massachusetts

About Danika:
My background is in art, interior design and decorative painting. This combination led to my love of pattern design. When designing, I think about how the pattern will translate on a wall or soft furnishings and usually have a client or room in mind.

About Danika’s work:
New England meets Palm Beach. A fresh take on traditional design.

Danika’s top creative influence:
My parents. My mother is always designing or creating a project that my father (who we call MacGyver) will then build. Both encouraged my creativity and taught me that if you can visualize it, you can make it. I grew up in a renovation whirlwind where I learned to sew, paint and even dig foundations.

A full-sized bed is in the middle of a bedroom with rectangular windows on either side and a smaller window with a rounded top above it. The headboard and the bedskirt are both a green and white plaid. The bedspread is white and textured and two white and textured pillows are at the top of the bed behind a blue lumbar pillow with white design accents and fringe. A large bronze chandelier is above the bed with long extensions leading to globe ovals with lightbulbs. White bedside tables with three drawers are on either side of the bed. They both have vases with flowers in them (on the left a blue vase and pink flowers, on the right a green vase with pink and white flowers) and a gray-and-white lamp. White valances with alternating rows of blue wavy lines and sprigs of green leaves are on each of the rectangular windows.

Featured designs: Soft Blue and Greens on White Copy, Loose Weave Custom Spring Green White and Blue Green Motif 5 Flipped by danika_herrick

Pink wallpaper with wispy trees with oranges and small white blooms is behind three spools of fabric. The fabric on the left has a green background and white trees with blue accents with blue-and-white blooms as well as pink blooms and blue leaves. The middle fabric is a large pink-and-red-checkered design. The design on the right features repeating blue pagodas amidst trees with lots of small round white flowers, small gray fences and black-and-white leopards sleeping on tables and walking around the pagodas.

Featured designs: Citrus Grove Mural Panel B Pink, Deluxe Green Peony Branch, Valentine Cross Hatch Plaid Copy, Party Leopards in the Pagoda Forest by danika_herrick

Barry & Jordan

thebrownstoneboys.com
https://www.instagram.com/brownstoneboys
Brooklyn, New York

About Barry & Jordan:
We’re Barry & Jordan aka The Brownstone Boys. We renovate and design historic homes in Brooklyn, New York, and are very passionate about historic restoration. We love mixing the old with the new when it comes to design. We’re a fun loving couple that started our business organically through our personal DIY renovation of our brownstone.

About Barry & Jordan’s work:
We love taking original details and making them new again! When we get the opportunity to work on a new restoration project, we always examine the original details and see how we can bring them back to life! Barry loves the puzzle of moldings and trim while Jordan loves incorporating color into designs!

Barry & Jordan’s top creative influence:
We both are very inspired by NYC—the diversity, the history and all the life that it’s about. We’re also very inspired by Wes Anderson, the color pink (who says guys can’t like pink!), and dogs… all dogs. 🙂

A black wooden table with two light yellow velvet chairs on one side and another similar chair at the head of the table sits in front of two rounded arched bookcases filled with sculptures, plants and books. A large gold vase of long-stemmed small yellow flowers is on the table next to a white ceramic bowl of oranges.

Photo by Nick Glimenakis.

A tall large wooden arched doorway stands out against white paneled walls. The edge of a gray sofa is to the left and the end of a stairway with black stairs and wooden banisters are visible just through the doorway. A gray and white abstract painting is through the arch and to the right of the stairs, next to a coat rack with blue, green and gray coats on it.

Photo by Nick Glimenakis.

Leila Kelleher

munaandbroad.com
https://www.instagram.com/leila_sews
https://www.instagram.com/munaandbroad
London, Ontario

About Leila:
I am a patternmaker, biomechanics professor and co-founder of Muna and Broad, an independent pattern company. On my Instagram, @leila_sews, I share sewing and community activism for size inclusion and social justice.

About Leila’s work:
I blend my formal training in fashion and expertise in functional anatomy to create patterns and garments that honour larger bodies. I am always looking for the most elegant solution to design and construction challenges to create delight and a beautiful finish for the maker.

Leila’s top creative influence:
My top influences are the slow fashion movement and historical sewing practice. I love the effortless style of slow fashion and the focus on sustainability. I can also be found doing deep dives into older construction methods. One of the things I love about creating patterns for makers is that high level construction techniques can be included to ensure that the garment is loved for years!

Leila stands in a field around tall small white flowers. She is holding her right hand up to her face and wears a long-sleeved button up shirt with the sleeves rolled up and black pants.

All patterns Muna and Broad.

Leila stands looking at the camera and at the edge of a gravel road. She is wearing a gray coat unbuttoned with vertical and horizontal black stripes. The inside button band of the jacket is dark orange. Underneath the jacket she is wearing a black shirt and dark blue wide-leg pants.

All patterns Muna and Broad, Leila is wearing the Shoalhaven Shacket.

Robert Mahar

robert-mahar.com
https://www.instagram.com/robert_mahar
https://www.pinterest.com/robert_mahar
https://twitter.com/robert_mahar
https://www.facebook.com/RobertMaharCraft
https://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/robert_mahar
Sonoma, California

About Robert:
Robert Mahar is a Los Angeles-based artist, designer, maker and embroidery enthusiast who teaches clever do-it-yourself projects and develops imaginative craft inspired products. He’s also a proud alumni of the inaugural season of NBC’s crafting competition show Making It with Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman. With an education in studio arts and art history, he has worked in a variety of creative fields including 13 years as an appraiser of modern and contemporary art. Learn more about Robert, explore his video tutorial archive and shop his collection of curious embroidery samplers at robert-mahar.com.

About Robert’s work:
So much of my work is influenced by vintage crafts, ephemera and folk traditions and I love discovering a project buried deep in a dusty library book and figuring out a way to make it uniquely my own. This then becomes the goal—to recreate these old-school handicrafts with a modern sensibility—and then present them to students and customers in a manner that triggers creative exploration and ignites the joy that can be found in making.

Robert’s top creative influence:
I talk about one of my art world heroes, Corita Kent (1918-1986), often—especially when I’m teaching creative workshops. And while I am an absolute fan of her work, her mastery of color and the manner in which she combined messages of social justice, faith and pop culture into her printmaking—it’s more her approach to work and a creative practice that influences me. Mantras such as “Consider everything an experiment” and “Nothing is a mistake. There’s no win and no fail, there’s only make.” run on regular rotation in my mind.

A photo of a woman with her right hand held under her chin sits on a wooden table. A white skein of embroidery thread is to the left of the photo and skeins of orange and yellow embroidery thread are to the right of the photo along with a wooden embroidery hoop. Swirls of yellow and orange French knots radiate from the woman’s face.

The photo on the table was printed on Linen Cotton Canvas. See Robert’s related post “How to Print Your Photos on Fabric for Embroidery (and Beyond!).”

A cream throw pillow with an anatomical heart design printed on it has a banner running through the middle of the heart that says “George,” which is stitched in black font. The pillow sits on a blue chair next to a yellow blanket.

The pillow was printed on Linen Cotton Canvas.

Stephanie Watkins

casawatkinsliving.com
https://www.instagram.com/casawatkinsblog
Aberdeen, Maryland

About Stephanie:
Stephanie is a vibrant, creative Latina who thrives on designing colorful spaces and making things with her hands. When she’s not creating, the first generation American Caribbean gal loves to watch movies with her husband and three children.

About Stephanie’s work:
Casa Watkins Living is the design and DIY playhouse of Stephanie Watkins. Design and decorating ideas, crafts and lifestyle ideas from a bold, globally inspired perspective are shared on CasaWatkinsLiving.com. Casa Watkins Living’s creative philosophy is that home should be a vacation.

Stephanie’s top creative influence:
Justina Blakeney is one of my top creative influences. She started a blog that emphasized living wildly with color and plants that grew into the Jungalow lifestyle. I adore her ability to be inspired by global influences and infuse them into her art and design in a respectful way.

A dining room view of a white dining table with six chairs around it, two white chairs on either side and two dark blue velvet chairs, one at either end. There are two long rectangular windows at the back, each with two panels of sheer orange drapes. A thin wooden table with books and plants on it is against the wall at the left and flanked by two maroon rattan chairs.

Featured design: Blurred 15 by Fashionita Boutique

A shiny white kitchen table is surrounded by four chairs. On the wall to the right is a tropical print wallpaper behind open wooden bookshelves filled with plants and wooden bowls. To the right of the bookshelf is a closed white cabinet with glass doors with glasses inside. A vase full of monstera leaves and a clear wide vase of pink peonies is underneath it.

Jeanetta Gonzales

jeanettagonzales.com
https://www.instagram.com/nettdesigns
https://www.facebook.com/nettdesigns
https://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/jeanetta_gonzales
Culver City, California

About Jeanetta:
I am a designer and illustrator living in the Los Angeles area.

About Jeanetta’s work:
In my signature art style of bold color, expressive lettering and fun and funky patterns, my work captures moods and moments through statements of inspiration, positivity and beauty. I enjoy creating art for brands, publications and products and guiding artists on their path.

Jeanetta’s top creative influence:
Andy Warhol is the epitome of a creative powerhouse to me. An accomplished illustrator turned fine artist, filmmaker, writer—you name it. He explored his creativity to the fullest, always working in different mediums, collaborating with other artists and producing groundbreaking art. I am impressed with his large body of diverse work, creative point of view and his ability to consistently try new things, challenging himself.

A rounded white chair with wooden legs sits in front of a wall with a bright floral design. Pink and red blooms on short green stems with green leaves fill the wall.

Featured design: Wildwood Blooms Teal by jeanetta_gonzales

A cloth napkin with a white background and pink, red and turquoise brushstroke flowers sits next to a vase of small orange flowers and the edge of a wooden cutting board with mint leaves, apple slices, grapes and a small white ceramic bowl of Brazil nuts. On the table is a tablecloth with a turquoise background and a design featuring large orange tigers surrounded by large pink blooms, small oranges and sprigs of green leaves.

Featured designs: Wildwood Xlarge and Butterfly Wings Smaller Size by jeanetta_gonzales

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