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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!

Spotlight: Charlotte Bell, Fiber Artist and Photographer

When fiber artist and photographer Charlotte Bell found a village of rug hookers in Mexico, she knew their folk art was something special. With a visit that began as a…
Mathew Boudreaux woven tumbling blocks

Spotlight: Mathew Boudreaux, aka Mister Domestic

Mathew Boudreaux, aka Mister Domestic, has an enthusiasm for creating that's hard to resist! He channels his love of color and making into building an inclusive creative community that shares…
Orange Crush

Spotlight: Susan Braverman, Contemporary Quilt and Watercolor Artist

With passions for both watercolor painting and quilting, contemporary quilt and watercolor artist Susan Braverman is always working on something creative in her studio. The common thread that keeps Susan…
Woman in tub embroidery art by Bianca Springer

Spotlight: Bianca Springer; Fiber Artist

Fiber artist Bianca Springer has a vision: to create culturally relevant work that encourages others to make art a meaningful part of their own lives. She didn't see people who…
Cyndi McChesney SheSheds22

Spotlight Cyndi McChesney, Quilt Artist and Long-arm Quilter

Quilt artist and long-arm quilter Cyndi McChesney designs a few steps ahead of herself, planning her next quilts while her current project is still on the design wall. That keeps…
Needle felted dog 6

Spotlight: Jules Bianchi, Needle Felt Artist

Needle felt artist Jules Bianchi has taken three creative passions - photography, filmmaking and needle felting - and created stop-motion short films that feature her felted characters. With an eye…

Spotlight: Beth Hoyes, Embroidery Artist

Transitions in the natural world inspire embroidery designer Beth Hoyes as she draws parallels between creatures and humans who grow through many changes during their lives. Her work examines the…
Crochet balls

Spotlight: Iris van Meer, Crochet Designer

Inspired by her online community, crochet designer Iris van Meer makes crochet accessible by translating patterns that are beginner-friendly and (mostly) free that she offers in her club, A Nice…
Collider quilt cross stich

Spotlight: Sally Wilson, Cross Stitch Designer and Artist

Is there a person, place or thing that can't inspire a cross stitch design? Cross stitch designer and artist Sally Wilson hasn't found one. Whatever your interest and ability level,…
Normandy

Spotlight: Pat Pauly, Contemporary Art Quilter

Approaching her work in stages, contemporary art quilter Pat Pauly finds uniqueness and synergy. In her printmaking studio, she creates original fabric, each piece different from the one before, but…
Four skulls quilt

Spotlight: Chris Marchini, Quilt Artist

How many sewists remember learning to sew by making clothes for their Cabbage Patch dolls? That's how quilt artist Chris Marchini fell in love with stitching pieces of fabric together.…
Oak leave dying samples

Spotlight: Kathryn Davey, Natural Dyer

Ready to embrace the serendipity that happens when you extract color from nature and use it to transform cloth, natural dyer Kathryn Davey knows that even when she has a…
Green waistcoat in progress

Maggie Hofmann, Cosplayer and Costume Maker

Cosplayer and costume maker Maggie Hofmann makes it work. When the pandemic shut down the entertainment industry and the need for theatrical costumes, Maggie branched out as a freelancer, building…
Four patch finished block

How to Make a Four Patch Quilt Block Tutorial

The four patch quilt block is one of the basic quilt blocks, along with the nine patch quilt block. These are the best blocks for beginners and the good news…
Close up of tan quilt

Spotlight: Amanda Nadig, Textile Artist

As an art teacher, Amanda Nadig inspires her young students to create in ways that are important to them. As a textile artist, Amanda is most at home in the…
Can Only Hope

Spotlight: Lisa Goddard, Mixed Media Artist

Mixed media artist Lisa Goddard is attracted to endless possibilities - the juxtaposition of color, texture, technique and materials that come together to tell a story. Lisa's vignettes evolve from…
Gingham Quilt Pattern

Spotlight: Elizabeth Chappell, Quilt Designer

Quilt designer Elizabeth Chappell didn't set out to be a quilter, but when quilting found her, she was all in! She wanted to make quilts, but she wanted more. So…
Smaller pieces from The Shadow Collection

Spotlight: Laura Fox-Wallis, Silk Artist

Silk artist Laura Fox-Wallis' work is all about flow: the flow of color, the flow of texture and the flow of creative elements. Laura translates her knowledge of the properties…

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