The first of the talks I attended at the festival of quilts was "Inspirations with Amy Butler". I really enjoyed this session. I didn't know much about her background before the talk, so it was interesting to learn about the structure of her company and how the different things she makes come about.
Her company only has a few employees, which seems amazing considering how much exposure she has within the sewing world. She also has creative control over all of her designs, with all the fabrics and patterns etc being her design, and her staff being there to provide technical support to get things done.
She also works very closely with her husband, who is heavily involved with the business and by the sounds of it is the driving force behind most of not all of the photo shoots of her stuff.
She also gave us a sneak peek at some photos and videos of her newest stuff that will be released later this year.
While I didn't come out of this talk with any knowledge of any new skills or anything like that, it was a very enjoyable and informative hour and if you're somewhere and Amy butler is speaking I highly recommend attending as shes a fantastic speaker.
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