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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!

Orange flower embroidery

Spotlight: Jessica Long, Embroidery Artist

Like so many others, Jessica Long loved art as a child, but was steered in a more "practical" direction for a career. When she found herself in an area with…
After the 6th Extinction

Spotlight: Deborah Weir, Fiber Artist

Without formal art training - but with an innate need to create, Deborah Weir's fiber art career was sparked when she saw textiles displayed as fine art in the 1970s.…
Orange and brown beaded necklace

Spotlight: Sherry Serafini, Bead Embroidery Artist

Sherry Serafini is a bead embroidery artist without fear. If an object inspires her, even if it's an unconventional choice for jewelry, she will create an elaborate design around it.…
Take the Round About quilt

Spotlight: Pat Sloan, Quilt and Fabric Designer

Pat Sloan's focus on quilting has been nonstop for the 30 years she has been creating with fabric, the last 20 as a busy full-time business. With a prior career…
Rocky Mountain Poison quilt

Spotlight: Luana Rubin, Artist and Creative Entrepreneur

How do you spot Luana Rubin? She's the one with a gazillion balls in the air! Painter, photographer, art quilter, color forecaster, philanthropist, world traveler and fabric industry entrepreneur, Luana's…
San Francisco

Creative Things To Do In and Around San Francisco

San Francisco is known for its temperate climate, Golden Gate bridge and Fisherman's Wharf. There are so many sights to see and places to visit to spark your creativity. Stay…
Porcelain Vine I

Spotlight: Lotta Helleberg, Fiber Artist

Combining the essence of the flora that surrounds her Virginia home with her Scandinavian esthetic, Lotta Helleberg uses botanical contact printing (AKA eco-printing) as a foundation for her fiber art.…
Quilt by Philippa Naylor

Spotlight: Philippa Naylor, Textile Artist

Always up for the next challenge, Philippa Naylor takes on anything she needs to do to challenge her skills, grow as an artist and help others to grow, as well.…
Hilda the Hippo paper pieced block

Spotlight: Ingrid Alteneder, Quilt Designer

If you think that foundation paper piecing patterns are predictable, you have not met Ingrid Alteneder. From her third-floor studio in Frankfurt, Germany, Ingrid breaks images down into basic geometric…
Work in progress on a face

Spotlight: Sue Burley, Textile Artist

Finding her creative path with a focus on issues that affect people's everyday lives, Sue Burley uses textiles to give form to her ideas. One piece inspires the next -…
Yes, I Have Been Mending III

Spotlight: Mary Vaneecke, Fiber Artist

Mary Vaneecke is a fiber artist with a passion for social issues and making a difference with her work. From small art quilts to curating a huge installation of 23,000…
Art Cloth Network celebrating 20 years

Art Cloth Network: Celebrating 20 Years

Art Cloth is cloth transformed by adding or subtracting color, line, shape, texture, value, or fiber to create a compelling surface. This is the Art Cloth Network's definition.  Art Cloth Network…
Art doll with Cardinal by Patricia Mosca

Spotlight: Patricia Mosca, Artist and Writer

Painting intuitively, Patricia Mosca, of Rochester, New York, lets color speak to her and guide the layers she builds with whatever tools manipulate the paint to her satisfaction. An adventurer…
Vintage poodle necklace

Spotlight: Melinda Hutton, Recycled Jewelry Artist

Loving the improvisation of finding ways to make disparate elements work together to become a cohesive whole, Melinda Hutton has found her happy place with Closures-Remnants. She combines old buttons…
Philadelphia

Creative Things To Do In and Around Philadelphia

Many things do to in Philadelphia will always have to do with Revolutionary War history but there are plenty of other creative and fun activities and experiences that call this…
Tampa St. Petersburg

Creative Things To Do In and Around Tampa

Located on Florida’s Gulf Coast, Tampa, Florida, is a vacation destination filled with museums, family-friendly activities, flea markets, restaurants and famous attractions. Explore the Tampa Riverwalk past scenic parks, hotels and restaurants, soak up the famous Florida sunshine on…
Sunrise Lake fiber art by Jill Jensen

Spotlight: Jill Jensen, Fiber and Mixed Media Artist

From engineer to artist, Jill Jensen's work has evolved to adapt to lifestyle changes as well as to satisfy her natural curiosity. She combines the strong graphic quality of printmaking…
Cover of Curated Quilts Magazine

Spotlight: Christine Ricks & Amy Ellis, Curated Quilts

What happens when two quilters start meeting for lunch? For Christine Ricks and Amy Ellis, they launch Curated Quilts, a quarterly quilt show you can hold in your hands. The…

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