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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!

Sound Waves by Tammy Silvers

Spotlight: Tammy Silvers, Quilter and Pattern Designer

When Tammy Silvers jumped into quilting, she stuck the landing and took off running! She has designed dozens of quilts, markets her patterns and teaches so that other makers can…
Autumn Splendor series, scarves

Spotlight: Anne Niles Davenport, Fiber Artist

Anne Niles Davenport took up weaving on a dare and immediately felt a connection. She has never repeated a piece, so every time you look at her work you will…
Black and white felted bowls

Spotlight: Micaela Losada, Felt Artist

Largely self-taught, Argentinian artist Micaela Losada finds her most fulfilling expressive outlet in creating with wool felt. She is fueled by the challenge of finding ways to make fibers react…
Stone rings

Spotlight: Adia Mei Jun Bobo, Jewelry Metalsmith

Adia Bobo's distinctive hand-forged jewelry echoes the shapes and textures of nature with clean, modern lines. Her work is a triple threat: bringing beautiful wearable art to her customers, a…
Fashion shot of some of Jenny's designs

Spotlight: Jenny Hill, Hand Felted Wearable Artist

After a southern California life in PR, Jenny Hill wanted to feed her creative side. She discovered felting and never looked back. Jenny immersed herself in organic farming and learned…
Happy Dance Quilt

Spotlight: Geraldine Wilkins, Modern and Art Quilter

Geraldine Wilkins has tried many styles of quiltmaking, and creates with most of them! An accomplished quilter and certified quilting ruler instructor with numerous published designs in her portfolio, most…
Austin

Creative Things To Do In and Around Austin

Visiting Austin and wondering what creative things to do in and around the city? We've rounded up some of our favorite suggestions -- from museums to parks, and, of course,…
Circular Fascination

Spotlight: Cheryl Malkowski, Quilt Designer

Hooked on quilting from the moment she tried it, Cheryl Malkowski has crafted a career from her passion. In addition to designing for fabric companies, Cheryl shares her enthusiasm for…
The Long Goodbye by Lea McComas

Spotlight: Lea McComas, Thread Painter & Fiber Artist

As Lea McComas travels the world and immerses herself in rich and vibrant cultures, her art reflects the human experience. With fabric and thread, she captures moments that highlight the…
Seeshall by Yulia Brodskaya

Spotlight: Yulia Brodskaya, Artist and Illustrator

What's in a name? In illustrator Yulia Brodskaya's case, her name was instrumental in discovering her unique process of creating paper art. Reaching for a way to illustrate "Yulia" in…
Models with some of the sewsquad patterns

Spotlight: Zoey Washington, DIY Fashion Brand Creator

Zoey Washington's SEWSQUAD is all about creating an inclusive line of DIY fashion to empower a young audience to find their own style and rock it. Her super-accessible designs can…
En Route by Faith Hagenhofer

Spotlight: Faith Hagenhofer, Fiber Artist and Shepherd

For as long as she can remember, Faith Hagenhofer has made creative things. But when she and the hands-on process of feltmaking connected, it was kismet - and she shows…
Wool applique table runner by Mary Blythe

Spotlight: Mary Blythe, Designer of Heirloom Handwork

With a love of antiques, creating with warm, rich wool is a natural artistic outlet for Mary Blythe. She designs heirloom projects with the future in mind, encouraging others to…
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun by Kim Ritter

Spotlight: Kim Ritter, Quilt Artist

Kim Ritter loves computers and quilts and has created her unique style of art quilting by combining the two. Kim's quilts are full of color, humor and a little something…
Bird quilt made with TAP by Lesley Riley

Spotlight: Lesley Riley, Mixed Media Artist

With an artist inside waiting for release, Lesley Riley's imagination collects and combines words and images. Then she sets them free. From fiber to collage to painting to cyanotype to…
Love Is Spoken Here Quilt - full image

Spotlight: Annie Smith, Quilt Designer

When Annie Smith discovered her passion for appliqué, she never looked back. Her quilts express the joy she feels when she creates, and she shares it by teaching - through…
Print and block made by Coral Black

Spotlight: Coral Black, Painter and Block Printer

Painting and block printing are hands-on media, perfect for this hands-on artist. Inspired by the natural wonders that await around every bend in the Pacific Northwest, Coral Black captures the…
On the Road - Road Rage by Sandra Sider

Spotlight: Sandra Sider, Artist, Critic and Curator

A champion of the studio art quilt, Sandra Sider makes her own art while advancing the medium by writing books, teaching and curating exhibits. With her passion to "get it…

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