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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!

Zanzibar Beach

Spotlight: Linda Seward, Quilter and Author

A needleworker all her life, Linda Seward has fed her passion for needlework on two continents. When she discovered quilting, she found her creative passion and not only created for…
One block wonder quilt in progress

Spotlight: Maxine Rosenthal, Quilter

Few people are lucky enough to discover something that feeds their creativity so much that it becomes a specialty with endless options. Maxine Rosenthal is that lucky. An idea from…
Back of sweater detail

Spotlight: Erika Knight, Designer and Author

Designing from the influences of the world around her, Erika Knight creates knitted garments full of texture and surprising details. The silhouettes are timeless, but made her own with a…
Embroidered flower face

Spotlight: Sarah Godfrey, Embroidery Artist

Taking her cues from nature, Sarah Godfrey renders the world around her using needle and thread. As an embroidery artist, Sarah stitches on sheer fabrics, adding a level of challenge…
Blue ceramic bowls

Spotlight: Georgie Rennie, Pottery Artist

Isn't starting a creative business doing something you have never done before everyone's first thought when life throws a curve ball? It was for Georgie Rennie, whose High Street merchandising…
Back stitch embroidery pig sample

How to Back Stitch Embroidery: Tutorial with Video

For an unbroken stitched line of hand embroidery, there's nothing quite like the Back Stitch! It's popular among newer stitchers for its clean, modern look.
Watermelon watercolor

Spotlight: Mako, Water Color Artist

Discovering the joy of the journey liberated Mako to become a better water color artist, gaining enough confidence to not only share her art with the world, but to guide…
Fabric dolls

Spotlight: Delanie Holton-Fessler, Craftsman & Apprentice

Artist and teacher Delanie Holton-Fessler fulfills her own need to make things, but she also helps others, especially children, experience the joy of creating with their hands. Drawing on the…
Getting ready for a workshop

Spotlight: Amy Vallejo, Founder Social Creative

Can't decide where to dabble creatively? Or work on perfecting your skills? Do you like the stimulation of working with a group, but don't know where to find one? Amy…
Teressa Johnson Flowers 1

Spotlight: Teressa Johnson, Floral Designer

With her palette of fresh flowers and other natural elements, Floral Designer Teressa Johnson builds artful compositions that are beautiful no matter how you look at them. Optimizing shadows, contrasts…
Black and white fabric bowl side view

Spotlight: Kirsten Fisher, Fiber Artist

Open to adventure, and willing to persevere through the details of her life journey from Copenhagen to Brooklyn, it is no surprise that Kirsten Fisher creates fiber art bowls that…
My Tweets quilt by Erin Russek

Spotlight: Erin Russek, Quilter and Pattern Designer

When you find something you love to do and it feeds you creatively, it's okay to follow quilter and designer Erin Russek's lead and pursue it with joy. As an…
Flower Market by Meri Vahl

Spotlight: Meri Vahl, Quilt Artist

With a painter's fine art training, art quilter Meri Vahl transports viewers to fascinating places around the globe using fabric instead of paint. She has developed techniques of her own…
Quilt with tints and shades

Spotlight: Heather Black, Modern Quilter and Designer

An early education in oil painting gave Heather Black an appreciation for strong design principles. She carried that love of composition with her into the world of quilting where she…
English Paper Piecing tools

Tips and Tricks for English Paper Piecing

English paper piecing is a perfect project to take with you on the go, or to keep hands busy on a creative project while watching TV. Use up scraps from…
Another freefrom pendant

Spotlight: Beth Stone, Bead Jewelry Artist

A third-generation bead artist, Beth Stone thrives on challenges - on visualizing a new piece, then engineering how to make beads of various shapes and sizes work together to build…
Alli Koch Flower Mural

Spotlight: Alli Koch, Visual Artist

Why let a pre-determined size of paper or canvas limit your creativity? If you think big, then you work big. Alli Koch's drawings might be in one of her books…
New York Beauty by Cinzia White

Spotlight: Cinzia White, Quilt Designer

When quilter Cinzia White designs a quilt with thousands of pieces made with many different fabrics, she somehow brings order to chaos. You can revisit one of her quilts time…

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