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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!

Strawberry stumpwork embroidery by Melissa Galbraith

Spotlight: Melissa Galbraith, Fiber Artist

Melissa Galbraith grew up in a creative home and began stitching at a young age. She turned her hobby into a small business and now teaches people how to embroider,…
Fish Eye fiber art by Cecilia Koppman

Spotlight: Cecilia Koppmann, Textile Artist

Once Cecilia Koppmann learned how to dye her own fabric, the world of textile art opened for her. She enjoys every part of the process creating her art - from…
trees growing in a swamp photo by Teake Zuidema

Spotlight: Teake Zuidema, Creative Photographer

Teake Zuidema has worked on visual stories for newspapers, magazines, and websites for over 25 years. He finds inspiration in visiting new places and cultures. Now, he enjoys exploring and…
Tres Marias: La Tierra paper and woven art by Hannah O'Hare Bennett

Spotlight: Hannah O’Hare Bennett, Artist and Papermaker

Hannah O'Hare Bennett creates one-of-a-kind art using handmade paper, beads, yarns, fabrics, and other fibers. Don't be surprised if you also find natural materials that caught her interest. How did…
Sierpinski’s Spiral by Marcia Birken

Spotlight: Marcia Birken, Art Quilter and Photographer

Marcia Birken discovered quilting after a career as a math professor. Her interest has always been discovering patterns everywhere as she traveled the world. You'll find influences of both her…
Carnival Bear fiber art by Melissa Joseph

Spotlight: Melissa Joseph, Fiber Artist

Melissa Joseph discovered felting during the pandemic, which was love at first sight. She uses a variety of media in her work, including ceramics, paper, textiles, felting, stone carving, and…
Citrus Sherbert quilt by Mary Marcotte

Spotlight: Mary Marcotte, Quilt Artist

Mary Marcotte comes from generations of traditional quilt makers. She enjoys challenging herself by working improvisationally to create her one-of-a-kind quilts. And, she is a finisher - you won't find…
Nicki Voss quilt of Carrizo Plain Superbloom

Spotlight: Nicki Voss, Visual and Textile Artist

Nicki Voss merges her passion for photography with textiles to create fiber art. Her work in quilted textiles begins with outdoor photography translated into shapes and color compositions materialized in…
Red Thorns fiber art by Nicole Dunn

Spotlight: Nicole Dunn, Fiber Artist

Nicole Dunn started quilting in her teens. She had a lightbulb moment when she wandered into a museum and saw an exhibit of Nancy Crow quilts. At that moment, she…
Going Places oil painting by Therese Shanley

Spotlight: Therese Shanley, Visual Artist

Therese Shanley grew up in a creative home. Her paintings are mostly about people, places and objects from her everyday life. You'll find detailed patterns in her works to help…
Sewing is Not Dead jacket by Claudia Rodriguez-Bezunski

Spotlight: Claudia Rodriguez-Biezunski, Fiber Artist

Claudia Rodriguez-Biezunski turned her skills as a seamstress and tailor into creating one-of-a-kind wearable art and textile pieces. Her designs are inspired by her first-generation Mexican-American upbringing and the DIY…
Leaf Stack #46 by Lisa Flowers Ross

Spotlight: Lisa Flowers Ross, Contemporary Textile Artist

Lisa Flowers Ross hand-dyes fabrics to create her contemporary and abstract textile art. She enjoys working in a series to explore abstraction, the intersections of lines and implied transparency through…
Kinaalda collage art by Marie Danger Kare

Spotlight: Marie Danger Kare, Maker and Writer

Marie Danger Kare creates mixed-media collage using found papers, photographs, and textiles which she hand-embroiders using yarns she hand-spins on supported spindles. She also makes her own recycled paper and…
Dad Don't Go textile art by Kathryn Robinson

Spotlight: Kathryn Baldwin Robinson, Art Quilter

Kathryn Robinson in front of the quilt "Flowers for Iggy Pup" Kathryn Baldwin Robinson has been creative since she was a young child. She enjoys combining a variety of techniques…
Delimited Self by Julie Brandon

Spotlight: Julie S Brandon, Digital Fiber Artist

Julie S Brandon creates detailed fiber art using digital printing techniques and stitching, each piece telling a story. How did you get into what you do creatively?  My roots are…
Open Borders quilt by Anna Maria Parry

Spotlight: Anna Maria Parry, Artist and Textile Designer

Anna Maria Parry grew up in a creative home. She now designs textiles that inspire embroidery or needlepoint designs, in colorful large patterns. How did you find yourself on an…
Visibly Mended quilt by Brandon Wulff

Spotlight: Brandon Wulff, Fine Art Quilter

Brandon Wulff grew up in a fiber family. He took up quilting as a hobby to support his sister who started a quilt shop. It didn't take him long to…
Busy Day for Wedding by Yoko Sekita

Spotlight: Naomi Ichikawa, Author and Editor

Naomi Ichikawa was intrigued by the stories of American quilts when she was a student. After graduating from college, she joined the editorial staff of a home decorating magazine and…

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