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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!

Barbara De Pirro Sea Anenome Detail

Spotlight: Barbara De Pirro, Mixed Media Artist

Barbara De Pirro translates organic forms and patterns found in nature into sculptural works of art, often using reclaimed plastics. Because she is using the materials for a new purpose,…
Brian Haggard Close Up

Spotlight: Brian Haggard, Embroidery Artist

Brian Haggard has a gift for seeing vintage items and reimagining them combined into a cohesive work of fiber art. He artfully blends old with new to create an entirely…
Double Edged Love

Spotlight: Victoria Findlay Wolfe, Quilt Artist

Victoria Findlay Wolfe is always busy making something, especially colorful quilt tops with a modern esthetic. In demand as an instructor, Victoria balances creating, teaching and owning a retail store…
Beaded purse

Spotlight: Christen Brown, Fiber Artist

With a needle in her hand since the age of 7, Christen Brown creates lush embroidered and beaded pieces to wear and admire. Generous with her knowledge, she shares her…
Jane Dunnewold Alliance Completed

Spotlight: Jane Dunnewold, Artist, Author, Educator

Creating is vital to the person who is Jane Dunnewold. When not experimenting with surface design techniques and materials and making textile art, she teaches others to find their creative…
Joe Cunningham Autoworld

Spotlight: Joe Cunningham, Quilt Artist

Joe Cunningham was planted in the quilt world when he leaped at an opportunity to collaborate on a project to chronicle the life and work of quilter Mary Schafer. In…
Flowers quilt in plaids

Spotlight: Kathy Doughty, Applique Artist and Quilter

When Kathy Doughty found quilting (or it found her), the floodgates opened. She hasn't stopped loving, designing and making colorful quilts ever since. With a knack for finding ways for…
Deb Brandon

Spotlight: Deb Brandon, Textile Artist

When mathematics professor, writer and brain injury survivor Deb Brandon found weaving, she found her calling. A lover of traditional textiles, Deb incorporates those design elements into her own work.…
Carol Larson Tall Girl Series: Whose Decision

Spotlight: Carol Larson, Textile Artist

Finding inspiration in the world around her and her own life experiences, Carol Larson creates fiber art with layers, depth and intimate imagery. Through her work, she is a visual…
Linda Cantrell The Apartment

Spotlight: Linda Cantrell, Fiber Artist

Linda Cantrell makes pictorial quilts with humor guaranteed to make you smile! Not only do her quilts tell stories, she loves to talk about the stories behind the quilts. Inspired…
Lanny Bergner Deep in the Primal Abyss Close Up

Spotlight: Lanny Bergner, Mixed Media Sculptor

You never know where a spark of inspiration will take you. As a young artist, Lanny Bergner needed to solve a problem with a piece he was working on. In…
Traveling quilt

Spotlight: Mary Lou Weidman, Quilt Designer

With a riot of color and whimsical energy, you just can't frown at a Mary Lou Weidman quilt! Mary Lou uses her quilts as a medium to tell stories, and…
Home Collage

Spotlight: Caitlin Dundon, Calligrapher

A lover of color, pattern, depth, layers and words, Caitlin Dundon creates mixed media art that is as much about the process as the product. The result is work that…
Flóra Carlile-Kovács Blue Fissure 2

Spotlight: Flóra Carlile-Kovács, Felt Artist

Flóra Carlile-Kovács has found her creative calling and loves every part of the felt making process. Beginning with a plan, then working instinctively as she responds to her materials, Flóra…
Cathy Wiggins Western 7

Spotlight: Cathy Wiggins, Leather Artist

When quilting on fabric wasn't quite enough to achieve her artistic vision, Cathy Wiggins decided to try leather instead. That experiment launched her deep exploration of leather as a quilting…
Marie Bergstedt Endura

Spotlight: Marie Bergstedt, Mixed Media Artist

Marie Bergstedt is a fiber artist whose work defies traditional categories. Always telling a story with her pieces, she uses whatever materials and techniques best tell the story. And there…
Bright Triangle Quilt

Spotlight: Sheila Christensen, Quilter and Designer

Sheila Christensen got so hooked on quilting that she bought a quilt shop! She started designing quilts for her customers to make, specializing in bold geometric shapes that make her…
Jacobean Crewelwork

Spotlight: Sara Rickards, Embroidery Artist

You can catch a glimpse of Sara Rickards' work anywhere from video tutorials to kits to design to red carpets and the runways of fashion designers. And she does it…

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