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Create Whimsy

Create Whimsy

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.

We think that after you visit you’ll want to come back!

Lizzy Quilt, FULL

Spotlight: Ricky Tims, Contemporary Quilt Maker

Ricky Tims never met a creative endeavor he didn't fully embrace. This multi-talented artist - musician, art quilter, instructor, entertainer and, now, novelist - must have found a way to…

Spotlight: Amy Milne, Quilt Alliance

Every quilt tells a story, and Amy Milne, through the Quilt Alliance, provides an easily accessible online forum to document them. Long dismissed as a mere household craft, quilts are…
Colorful skull embroidery by Irene

Spotlight: Irene Schlesinger, Embroidery Artist

When you are trained as a painter, but fall in love with stitch, what do you do? Irene Schlesinger creates on stretched canvas, but with needle and thread, yarn and…
A Well-Read Woman is a Dangerous Creature embroidery hoop art

Spotlight: Megan Eckman, Embroidery Artist

If you are looking for unique embroidery designs that go beyond the traditional hearts and flowers, Megan Eckman might be your designer. With an eye for quirky subject matter and…
Bernie Tobisch inside a drop in bobbin case

Spotlight: Bernie Tobisch, Sewing Machine Expert

If you sew, your sewing machine is probably your most important tool. And it may well be the largest investment in your sewing studio. It makes sense to know the…
Triangle punch needle art by Andie

Spotlight: Andie Solar, Fiber and Punch Needle Artist

When the right thing happens, go for it! That's what Andie Solar did when she lost her day job, took up punch needle embroidery as a hobby, then discovered there…
Learning to knit

Spotlight: Kerry Kimber, Knitter and Author

Kerry Kimber's mother not only taught her to knit when she was little, she also gave teenaged Kerry free reign to raid her stash. Her mother's gift of creative joy…
Ginko eco dyed fabrics

Spotlight: Deb Taylor, Eco Artist

Even though she does not have a lot of traditional art supplies nearby, Deb Taylor finds a way to create. Always taking inspiration from her environment, whether a remote Mexican…
Orange flower embroidery

Spotlight: Jessica Long, Embroidery Artist

Like so many others, Jessica Long loved art as a child, but was steered in a more "practical" direction for a career. When she found herself in an area with…
After the 6th Extinction

Spotlight: Deborah Weir, Fiber Artist

Without formal art training - but with an innate need to create, Deborah Weir's fiber art career was sparked when she saw textiles displayed as fine art in the 1970s.…
Orange and brown beaded necklace

Spotlight: Sherry Serafini, Bead Embroidery Artist

Sherry Serafini is a bead embroidery artist without fear. If an object inspires her, even if it's an unconventional choice for jewelry, she will create an elaborate design around it.…
Take the Round About quilt

Spotlight: Pat Sloan, Quilt and Fabric Designer

Pat Sloan's focus on quilting has been nonstop for the 30 years she has been creating with fabric, the last 20 as a busy full-time business. With a prior career…
Rocky Mountain Poison quilt

Spotlight: Luana Rubin, Artist and Creative Entrepreneur

How do you spot Luana Rubin? She's the one with a gazillion balls in the air! Painter, photographer, art quilter, color forecaster, philanthropist, world traveler and fabric industry entrepreneur, Luana's…
San Francisco

Creative Things To Do In and Around San Francisco

San Francisco is known for its temperate climate, Golden Gate bridge and Fisherman's Wharf. There are so many sights to see and places to visit to spark your creativity. Stay…
Porcelain Vine I

Spotlight: Lotta Helleberg, Fiber Artist

Combining the essence of the flora that surrounds her Virginia home with her Scandinavian esthetic, Lotta Helleberg uses botanical contact printing (AKA eco-printing) as a foundation for her fiber art.…
Quilt by Philippa Naylor

Spotlight: Philippa Naylor, Textile Artist

Always up for the next challenge, Philippa Naylor takes on anything she needs to do to challenge her skills, grow as an artist and help others to grow, as well.…
Hilda the Hippo paper pieced block

Spotlight: Ingrid Alteneder, Quilt Designer

If you think that foundation paper piecing patterns are predictable, you have not met Ingrid Alteneder. From her third-floor studio in Frankfurt, Germany, Ingrid breaks images down into basic geometric…
Work in progress on a face

Spotlight: Sue Burley, Textile Artist

Finding her creative path with a focus on issues that affect people's everyday lives, Sue Burley uses textiles to give form to her ideas. One piece inspires the next -…

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