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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!

Double hour glass work in progress

Spotlight: Barbara Eikmeier, Quilt Designer

With multiple projects in process at any given time, it's hard to find a busier quilter than Barbara Eikmeier. Her first quilt? The Streak of Lightning pattern, of course! Barbara…
Salish

Spotlight: Sylvia Pippen, Sashiko & Applique Designer

Enter the world of Sylvia Pippen to discover intricate nature-inspired designs of rich color formed with appliqué and sashiko. She learned from the best, her mother Kitty Pippen, who encouraged…
Townscape by Masako

Spotlight: Masako Wakayama, Quilt Designer

In the Japanese tradition of meticulous hand stitching, Masako Wakayama designs fresh-looking quilts using the colors of Americana. Her quilts, books and 20 years of annual fabric collections for Lecien…
Artemis

Spotlight: Chris McLaughlin, Fiber Artist

As a suburban child, Chris McLaughlin knew she was always a farmer at heart. Now she lives her dream raising animals for fiber and flowers for bouquets and botanical dyes.…
Arizona

Spotlight: Sam Barsky, Artistic Knitter

When traveling, most people take photographs or buy postcards of landmarks. Some even mark their visits with selfies. But Sam Barsky takes all of that to an artist's extreme. Before…
Atlanta

Creative Things to Do In and Around Atlanta

Visiting Atlanta and wondering what creative things to do in and around the city? We've got some of our favorite suggestions -- from museums to parks, and shopping tips. If…
Music Room by Susan Brandeis

Spotlight: Susan Brandeis, Textile Artist

After 45 years of creating, exhibiting, teaching and writing about textile art, Susan Brandeis is as enthusiastic as ever about creating her own visual language and helping others do the…
Hardware Cloth Quilt

Spotlight: Libby Williamson, Fiber Artist

Growing up with artists as parents, Libby Williamson explored many ways of creating, and that is reflected in her fiber art today. With complex layers of fabric, paint, dye, print,…
Homage by Jacquie Gering

Spotlight: Jacquie Gering, Modern Art Quilter

Jacquie Gering begins each quilt with an idea, but lets inspiration lead throughout her process, sometimes taking the work on unexpected, but welcome, turns. Known for her use of clean,…
Barriers

Spotlight: Thomas Knauer, Quilts with Cultural Expression

If you want to know what Thomas Knauer thinks, look at his quilts. He holds nothing back as he expresses his thoughts on big issues that overshadow our lives. With…
Aquazzura by Stephen Wilson

Spotlight: Stephen Wilson, Mixed Media Artist

Stephen Wilson uses modern technology to create contemporary artwork rooted in traditional craft. He uses fabric and thread to create his images in the same way a painter might use…
Joyful by Valerie Bothell

Spotlight: Valerie Bothell, Crazy Quilter

Valerie Bothell found crazy quilting over 20 years ago and has never looked back. Intrigued by the infinite combinations of fabrics, colors and stitches, every new project is a fresh…
Untitled American Family

Spotlight: Hale Ekinci, Artist, Designer and Educator

Combining old textiles with computer technology, Hale Ekinci creates thought-provoking fiber art. Beginning with an old family photograph, Hale manipulates the image and transfers it to a repurposed household textile.…
Deconstructed #1 Detail

Spotlight: Carson Converse, Artist and Designer

Beginning with arranging shapes on a felt board in preschool, Carson Converse developed a love of quilts that became her artistic passion. Add an element of risk-taking and the result…
Interlinked 11

Spotlight: Claire B. Jones, Fiber Artist

At first glance, Claire B. Jones' sculptural embroidery looks like it must be built on some kind of armature. But Claire engineers her pieces so that they are built entirely…
Dietrich Hoecht Ode to Gees Bend

Spotlight: Dietrich Hoecht, Metalsmith

Educated as an engineer, Dietrich Hoecht was drawn to creative problem solving. That proved to be a firm foundation for his current work as a blacksmith and jewelry artist, creating…
Unique chairs at a table

Spotlight: Wendy Conklin, Artist and Chair Designer

When Wendy Conklin wanted custom chairs on a limited budget for her home, she learned upholstery skills and made exactly what she wanted. Now she designs and manufactures custom chairs…
Allie Aller Summer Lake Day

Spotlight: Allie Aller, Fiber Artist

With an ongoing love for learning new techniques and a passion for the work of unsung textile artists of the past, Allie Aller creates fiber art that blends those two…

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