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At Create Whimsy, we’re artists, makers, crafters and creators – just like you. We share the stories of makers and what they make, inspiring creativity in our everyday lives.

If you enjoy inspiring artist Spotlight interviews as well as helpful how-to tutorials and project ideas for quilting, embroidery, beadwork, sewing and fiber art, then settle in with a cuppa or a glassa.

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Oak leave dying samples

Spotlight: Kathryn Davey, Natural Dyer

Ready to embrace the serendipity that happens when you extract color from nature and use it to transform cloth, natural dyer Kathryn Davey knows that even when she has a…
Green waistcoat in progress

Maggie Hofmann, Cosplayer and Costume Maker

Cosplayer and costume maker Maggie Hofmann makes it work. When the pandemic shut down the entertainment industry and the need for theatrical costumes, Maggie branched out as a freelancer, building…
Four patch finished block

How to Make a Four Patch Quilt Block Tutorial

The four patch quilt block is one of the basic quilt blocks, along with the nine patch quilt block. These are the best blocks for beginners and the good news…
Close up of tan quilt

Spotlight: Amanda Nadig, Textile Artist

As an art teacher, Amanda Nadig inspires her young students to create in ways that are important to them. As a textile artist, Amanda is most at home in the…
Can Only Hope

Spotlight: Lisa Goddard, Mixed Media Artist

Mixed media artist Lisa Goddard is attracted to endless possibilities - the juxtaposition of color, texture, technique and materials that come together to tell a story. Lisa's vignettes evolve from…
Gingham Quilt Pattern

Spotlight: Elizabeth Chappell, Quilt Designer

Quilt designer Elizabeth Chappell didn't set out to be a quilter, but when quilting found her, she was all in! She wanted to make quilts, but she wanted more. So…
Smaller pieces from The Shadow Collection

Spotlight: Laura Fox-Wallis, Silk Artist

Silk artist Laura Fox-Wallis' work is all about flow: the flow of color, the flow of texture and the flow of creative elements. Laura translates her knowledge of the properties…
Old Feelings II, 40 x 40in, 2022

Spotlight: Teresita Leal, Textile Artist

Trained as a scientist, textile artist Teresita Leal began to nurture her creative side when she became a parent. There wasn't a big art quilting community in Argentina at the…
Print on fabric with yellow and black

Spotlight: Arielle Toelke, Artist and Designer

Growing up in a creative household with artist parents and a maker for a sister, there was little doubt that artist and designer Arielle Toelke would follow a creative path.…
Embroidery piece from Arounna's book

Spotlight: Arounna Khounnoraj, Textile Artist

Coming from a hands-on family, textile artist Arounna Khounnoraj learned both the intrinsic and extrinsic values of making. As she branched out from her art education focused on sculpture to…
Driving By art quilt by Deborah O'Hare

Spotlight: Deborah O’Hare, Contemporary Textile Artist

Once she found fabric painting as a means of artistic expression, contemporary textile artist Deborah O'Hare never looked back. Combining this surface design technique with her love of patchwork and…
Shakespeare in the Park quilt

Spotlight: Judy Martin, Quilt Designer

Judy Martin's name is synonymous with quilts, and with good reason. Judy is the designer of more quilts than most of us can only dream of. With an eye toward…
Seedpod XVIII In the Pink by Marya Lowe

Spotlight: Marya Lowe, Contemporary Fiber Artist

When contemporary fiber artist Marya Lowe began to quilt, she was all about the tradition - making traditional quilt patterns, studying vintage fabrics, and restoring damaged quilts to the glory…
3D mixed media sculptures by Jessica Grady

Spotlight: Jessica Grady, Contemporary Artist

Working with unexpected materials and processes is what keeps contemporary embroidery artist Jessica Grady endlessly curious. What about this? What if that? Working largely with discarded and after-market materials, she…
Muktinath Pilgrimage quilt by Sheri Schumacher

Spotlight: Sheri Schumacher, Textile Artist

Innately inquisitive from a childhood rich with multi-cultural experiences, textile artist Sheri Schumacher transforms used cloth into fiber art that carries the work of the original makers through Sheri's hands…
Still Life with Mourning Dove by Marty Ornish

Spotlight: MartyO, Fiber Artist

Always on the hunt for new experiences as a fiber artist, MartyO (aka Marty Ornish) upcycles old, damaged and discarded textiles into wearable art and art quilts . Her work…
Close up of Deborah stitching

Spotlight: Deborah Louie, Decorative Quilt Artist

Even though she grew up in the midst of textiles, decorative quilt artist Deborah Louie found her creative passion quite by accident. It didn't take long, however, to turn her…
Majestic Mountains, 2021

Spotlight: Joyce Becker, Landscape Quilt Artist

Landscape quilt artist Joyce Becker has had the good fortune to find a creative outlet that she loves and that sustains her. With an endless supply of subject matter right…

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