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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.

Man walking on air above seagulls huichol yarn painting by Bridget Daly

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…
Felted shawl by Liz Riley

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…
Field of Poppies art quilt by Sandy Moore

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…
Crooked Crosses quilt by Charles Cameron

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…
Set of hand pillows with their thumbs crossed by Gwen Rucker

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.…
Apple fiber art by Alicja Kozlowska

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…
African wax fabric shirt made by Zoe Edwards

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…
XVP5 quilt by Michael Ross

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…
Melted Melamine quilt by Ben Millett

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…
Springtime in the Rockies fiber art by Cynthia Jarest

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…

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Card trick final block

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 finished

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…
Finished pojagi window hanging

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…
Sashiko Stitching Complete

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…
Embroidery Transfer with a Frixiron pen

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…
Finished jelly roll rug

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 -…

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Man walking on air above seagulls huichol yarn painting by Bridget Daly

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…
Octopus and under the sea quilled art by Sena Runa

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…
Stack of old quilts

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…
Felted shawl by Liz Riley

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…
Bloomerang quilt by Daisy Aschehoug; photo by Ostein Thorvaldsen

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…
Field of Poppies art quilt by Sandy Moore

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…
Crooked Crosses quilt by Charles Cameron

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…
Set of hand pillows with their thumbs crossed by Gwen Rucker

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.…
Finished top of improv quilt by Lynn Woll

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,…
Apple fiber art by Alicja Kozlowska

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…
African wax fabric shirt made by Zoe Edwards

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…
XVP5 quilt by Michael Ross

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…
Melted Melamine quilt by Ben Millett

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…
Springtime in the Rockies fiber art by Cynthia Jarest

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…
Transformation art quilt by Bev Haring

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…
A Woman's Complexity quilt by Ronni Hunter

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 peacock finished

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…
Botanicals 13 - Pods art quilt by Jean Howard

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…
Finished painting by Lauren Perkins

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…
Relaxing bath with a glass of wine embroidery by Theresa Wensing

Spotlight: Theresa Wensing, Embroidery Artist

Theresa Wensing creates embroidery designs using a calm, pastel color palette to create works of art that are bold and sometimes not ladylike. Her patterns are designed to show people…

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