In The Spotlight!
At Create Whimsy, we share the stories of makers. Learn about their creative journeys, inspirations and more! Browse all of our Spotlight Stories.
Spotlight: Bridget Daly, Fiber Artist
Bridget Daly discovered Huichol yarn painting and the rest is history. Her work challenges the viewer to reconsider what is true. Look closely at the detail in her work. She…
Spotlight: Liz Riley, Feltmaker & Textile Artist
Liz Riley is a feltmaker and textile artist who founded her small creative business in 2017. Her designs are inspired by experimenting with colour and texture, focusing on traditional feltmaking…
Spotlight: Sandy Moore, Mixed Media Collage Artist
Sandy Moore is a mixed media collage artist who creates portraits, landscapes and beautiful flowers with fabrics. When she works with fabric, she feels connected to all of the women…
Spotlight: Charles Cameron, Modern Quilter
Charles Cameron in an engineer and award-winning modern quilter who uses his rulers to create wonkiness in his quilts. He combines precise piecing with improv trimming - the perfect union…
Spotlight: Gwen Rucker, Textile Artist
Gwen Rucker has found art to be a soothing activity for as long as she can remember. She is inspired by tiny details, shapes and color combinations in unexpected places.…
Spotlight: Alicja Kozlowska, Fiber Artist
Alicja Kozlowska is a contemporary fiber artist creating 3D embroidered felt sculptures of everyday objects. She is inspired by daily life, mass culture and drawn to things we may not…
Spotlight: Zoe Edwards, Garment Sewist & Podcaster
Zoe Edwards explored making different types of garments which led to an annual event, Me Made May where sewists are encouraged to wear something they made each day. She now…
Spotlight: Michael J Ross, Fiber Artist
Michael J Ross hand dyes his own fabrics to create his contemporary quilts. He works in a series, exploring a theme while continually challenging himself to do a little something…
Spotlight: Ben Millett, Contemporary Quilter
Ben Millett has been a creator his entire life, who now chooses contemporary quilts as one of his media. Ben plans out the entire quilt digitally before he dives into…
Spotlight: Cynthia Jarest, Fiber and Multimedia Artist
Cynthia Jarest discovered art quilts and that opened a new world for her. She creates intricate and colorful pieces inspired by her hikes and walks in the mountains nearby. Through…Trending Now
How to Make the Card Trick Quilt Pattern
The Card Trick Quilt Pattern is a nine patch quilt block format that uses half square triangles, split quarter square triangles, and a center quarter square triangle unit. It is…
Attic Window Quilt Pattern
The Attic Window quilt pattern is a traditional quilt pattern that creates a three-dimensional window-like quilt design. A square made from half square triangles and two rectangles are arranged around…
How to Make a Pojagi Curtain
Make a window hanging that looks like stained glass with the modern pojagi patchwork technique. This modern technique has thousands of years of history. Pojagi is a traditional Korean sewing…
How to Sashiko Stitch: A Step-by-Step Guide
Sometimes I want to get a project done really fast, but lately I have picked up a hand stitching project when I want to unwind. The slow, meditative process of…
7 Ways How to Transfer Embroidery Pattern to Fabric
There are a variety of techniques how to transfer embroidery pattern to fabric. Select the embroidery design transfer method that will work the best for the complexity of your design…
How to Make a Jelly Roll Rug
I had seen and admired the beautiful and colorful pictures and wanted to try to make a jelly roll rug for myself! A jelly roll rug is just that -…Latest Stories on Create Whimsy
Spotlight: Bridget Daly, Fiber Artist
Bridget Daly discovered Huichol yarn painting and the rest is history. Her work challenges the viewer to reconsider what is true. Look closely at the detail in her work. She…
Spotlight Sena Runa, Paper Art Designer
Sena Runa is a paper art designer who uses the traditional medium of quilling to create intricate designs. She uses wider strips of paper to create larger shadows in her…
Quilt Size Chart
So, how wide or long should the finished quilt be? We've compiled the most common sizes of quilts, which batting size to use and how to calculate the finished size… Spotlight: Liz Riley, Feltmaker & Textile Artist
Liz Riley is a feltmaker and textile artist who founded her small creative business in 2017. Her designs are inspired by experimenting with colour and texture, focusing on traditional feltmaking…
Spotlight: Daisy Aschehoug, Modern Quilt Designer
Meet Daisy Aschehoug. She is a modern quilter who has embraced curves in her quilts. Inspired by the artistic and functional aspects of quilts, she shares her insights into perfect… Spotlight: Sandy Moore, Mixed Media Collage Artist
Sandy Moore is a mixed media collage artist who creates portraits, landscapes and beautiful flowers with fabrics. When she works with fabric, she feels connected to all of the women… Spotlight: Charles Cameron, Modern Quilter
Charles Cameron in an engineer and award-winning modern quilter who uses his rulers to create wonkiness in his quilts. He combines precise piecing with improv trimming - the perfect union… Spotlight: Gwen Rucker, Textile Artist
Gwen Rucker has found art to be a soothing activity for as long as she can remember. She is inspired by tiny details, shapes and color combinations in unexpected places.…
Comprehensive Guide to Improv Quilting
Break free from traditional quilting and all of the rules! Work spontaneously and show your creative expression with improv quilting, also known as improvisational quilting. Improv quilting is about exploring,… Spotlight: Alicja Kozlowska, Fiber Artist
Alicja Kozlowska is a contemporary fiber artist creating 3D embroidered felt sculptures of everyday objects. She is inspired by daily life, mass culture and drawn to things we may not… Spotlight: Zoe Edwards, Garment Sewist & Podcaster
Zoe Edwards explored making different types of garments which led to an annual event, Me Made May where sewists are encouraged to wear something they made each day. She now… Spotlight: Michael J Ross, Fiber Artist
Michael J Ross hand dyes his own fabrics to create his contemporary quilts. He works in a series, exploring a theme while continually challenging himself to do a little something… Spotlight: Ben Millett, Contemporary Quilter
Ben Millett has been a creator his entire life, who now chooses contemporary quilts as one of his media. Ben plans out the entire quilt digitally before he dives into… Spotlight: Cynthia Jarest, Fiber and Multimedia Artist
Cynthia Jarest discovered art quilts and that opened a new world for her. She creates intricate and colorful pieces inspired by her hikes and walks in the mountains nearby. Through…
Spotlight: Bev Haring, Fine Artist
Bev Haring creates fine art from textiles that reflect the world around her. She sees construction and growth, as well as decay and decomposition in her daily life where urban…
Spotlight: Ronni Hunter, Mixed Media Textile Artist
Ronni Hunter is a mixed media textile artist who creates pieces that tell a story and are a bit mysterious. She uses a journal to try out ideas and a…
Broderie Perse
Looking for another reason to take a perfectly good piece of fabric and cut it up to make something new? Broderie perse is an appliqué technique where motifs, such as…
Spotlight: Jean Howard, Quilt Artist
Jean Howard discovered art quilting, exploring color and shape in her work. She is a finisher! Referred to as the "Craft Fairy" by her daughters, she even finishes their projects…
Spotlight: Lauren Perkins, Abstract Artist
Lauren Perkins spent years in marketing and creative roles in the business world before deciding to pursue an art career full-time. Along the way, she has developed skills that support…