Amy Lollis: Breaking Free from Creative Burnout & Finding Joy Again

Send a text In this episode, I welcome Amy Lollis, a quilt pattern writer, fabric designer, podcaster, crocheter, and Oklahoma homeschool mom.  About Amy Lollis Quilt pattern writer, fabric designer, podcaster, crocheter Oklahoma homeschool mom Creator behind Amy Lollis Creative Unofficial motto: "Make every day just a little bit more magical" Topics Discussed No-Spend Challenge: Amy discusses her current 365-day no-spend challenge, designed to get off the "hamster wheel" of constantly buying the newest fabrics and tools Industry Pressures: Insights into the pressure of keeping up with trends and how the quilting industry changed during and after COVID Business Evolution: Amy shares her journey from brand "Happy Hippie Studio" to her current more authentic approach Fabric Industry Inside Look: Amy's experience working on a contract basis within the fabric industry and seeing how things work behind the scenes First-Year Business Mistakes: Lessons learned about authenticity, simplifying processes, and avoiding burnout Pattern Testing: Why Amy decided to stop using pattern testers and how she simplified her pattern development process Homeschooling Reality: An honest look at balancing homeschooling with running a creative business Managing Depression: Amy's candid discussion about dealing with depression and PMDD while running a creative business Where to Find Amy  Instagram: @amylolliscreative Website: www.amylollis.com Sponsored By Want to try free motion quilting but don't know where to start? Here's 3 simple steps to get going. Are you looking to ADVANCE your machine quilting skills? Machine quilting can be very solitary, especially on a longarm. It's just not that easy to pack up your machine and head to a friend's house for the day, right? But it's important to have that community - that sharing of ideas and tips, encouragement and motivation. For more information and to sign up, visit our website.   Support the show ------------------------ If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a rating and review here. Resources: ADVANCE, my monthly subscription membership FREEHAND QUILTING MASTERCLASS, an on-demand comprehensive course ALL-OVER FEATHER, sign-up for a FREE quilting class And here's where you can find more of my work: YouTube - LIVE & UNSCRIPTED episodes Website - for more information on classes and quilting services Facebook - current projects and photos Instagram - current projects and photos Pinterest - photo galleries and tutorials