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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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Embroidery Gift Guide

Stitchers love to stitch, and they love to receive handmade gifts. We have put together an embroidery gift guide with projects, tools and supplies that are good for the embroiderers…
River embroidery by Michelle Staub

Spotlight: Michelle Staub, Pet Embroidery Artist

Pet embroidery artist Michelle Staub starts with photos of much-loved pets and creates realistic embroidered portraits with needle and thread. With her attention to detail and and an eye for…
Do you know the way to San Jose by Mel Beach

Spotlight: Mel Beach, Quilt Artist

Mel Beach's next quilt could emerge from a simple roll of the dice. But not just any dice. The quilt artist, teacher and lecturer applies creative instructions to the sides…
Weather Bubble Temperature Quilt by Jo Avery

Spotlight: Jo Avery, Fiber Artist

Fiber artist Jo Avery began creating with needle and thread as a child when she sewed alongside her big sister. That lit the spark for Jo, and she takes a…
Trick or treat creepy cross-stitch

Spotlight: Lindsay Swearingen, Embroidery Artist

Describing her work as whimsical dark humor, embroidery artist and designer Lindsay Swearingen takes cross stitch to a level beyond traditional schoolchild samplers. Designed and stitched with as much precision…
Ellen Rubin with Daisja

Spotlight: Ellen Rubin, Knitter and Creative Director

Knitting isn’t just fun, it develops neural pathways that lead to physical and mental benefits. That’s what knitter and immunologist Ellen B. Rubin, Luv2Knit & More shop creative director, intuited.…
Grandmother Turtle by Sharon Riley

Spotlight: Sharon Riley, Mixed Media Artist

As a fiber and mixed media artist, Sharon Riley calls on her relationship with Mother Earth to inspire her art. Walking on the beach, meditating in less-traveled environs and listening…
Barefoot Dancing in the Sand by Andrea Lewicki

Spotlight: Andrea Lewicki, Sewing Collage Artist

Using painted elements from previous work, sewing collage artist Andrea Lewicki unites the bits into a cohesive whole with stitch. The visual balance in her work fulfills a balance that…
Sweep Exit by Frances Dowell

Spotlight: Frances Dowell, Quilter and Author

Some say that every quilt tells a story. That may explain Frances Dowell. As a quilter, author and podcaster, Frances is a storyteller at heart. Whether crafting a storyline to…
Rainbox Quilt by Lee Chappell Monroe

Spotlight: Lee Chappell Monroe, Quilt Designer

With a long family heritage of sewing, becoming a quilt designer, author and teacher was a natural progression for Lee Chappell Monroe. Her designs begin with and honor the traditional,…
Grey and white stripe sweater

Spotlight: Christine Boggis, Knit Designer

Finding joy in slowing down while creating with her hands, knitter, designer and author Christine Boggis credits knitting with bringing calm and focus to stressful times. With more research showing…
Lazy cat on a flower glass art

Spotlight: Cheryl Chapman, Glass Enamel Artist

Developing her own techniques to match her style, glass enamel artist Cheryl Chapman take glass art to a whimsical world of her own imagining. It's not surprising that Cheryl's work…
Sweet Heart of Mine quilt

Spotlight: Sarah Ashford, Quilter and Author

To find an enthusiastic quilting ambassador, look no further than quilt pattern designer and author, Sarah Ashford. Sarah fell in love with quilting when she made her first quilt and…
Blue Confetti by Cindy Grisdela

Spotlight: Cindy Grisdela, Improv Quilt Artist

With a commitment to creativity as an attribute that develops best when nurtured and encouraged, improv quilt artist, teacher and author Cindy Grisdela works on improving her art quilting skills…
Woven macrame wall hanging

Spotlight: Chantel Conlon, Mixed Fiber Macramé Artist

Mixed fiber macramé artist Chantel Conlon is most prolific when her creativity is tied up in knots. Using traditional techniques combined with patterns of her own design along with unconventional…
Spinning Stars by Cheryl Brickey

Spotlight: Cheryl Brickey, Classic and Modern Quilter

With the planning and precision of an engineer, classic and modern quilter Cheryl Brickey designs beginner-friendly patterns that appear complex. She enjoys the challenge of designing for those pre-cut packets,…
Protest by Miki Rodriguez

Spotlight: Miki Rodriguez, Integrated Materials Artist

Integrating found materials into her work, fiber artist Miki Rodriguez draws on the rich history and traditions of growing up in a south Texas border town where the cultural influences…
Maria and the Finch by Kristin Shields

Spotlight: Kristin Shields, Fiber Artist

As a child, Fiber Artist Kristin Shields dabbled in just about every craft imaginable. She tried them all, but always returned to creating with fabric, needle and thread. When she…

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