Behind the Scenes: Photographing Fabric

missouri star quilt company, behind the scenes

Ever wonder how the fabric you buy gets loaded onto the shop website? Well, friends, wonder no more!

Meet Katie!

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If a bolt of fabric arrives and it’s a print or solid that’s new to the shop, it passes her desk first.

She unwraps and irons each bolt….

missouri star quilt company, behind the scenes

Then places it under the lights…

missouri star quilt company, behind the scenes

Then snaps a photo!

missouri star quilt company, behind the scenes

Katie works hard to be sure the colors are represented accurately on the screen. Gotta help people find just the right red, you know?

I asked Katie how many bolts she can get through in a day. She gave me an answer… care to guess? First person to correctly guess wins bragging rights!