Lark Crafts

Bring a bit of the homemade goodness outdoors! We’ve pulled together a pretty batch of garden-themed projects guaranteed to freshen up your outdoor entertaining space. Happy sewing!

From top left across:

Cozy up your deck chairs with this Siting Pretty Cushion (from 100 Pretty Little Projects).

Got a not-so-green thumb? Make a bouquet of repurposed Blooms (from Craft Challenge: Scarves).

Set the mood with a set of Flicker candle cozies (from Craft Challenge: Scarves).

Pull up a (quite fabulous) Obi Sling Chair (from Fabric Remix).

Create some colorful cottage charm with a set of Fresh & Shabby Pillow Houses (from Stash Happy: Applique).

Snuggle on the porch with this Wonky Cottage Lap Quilt (from Stash Happy: Patchwork).

Spring has sprung, friends! Whether you’re planning to learn a new craft this new season or looking to use all the craft supplies you hoarded over the long winter (guilty!!!), celebrate with this bounty of free projects…and a spring sale! Right now (until April 26), all of these featured books are on sale at 50% off their list price at BN.com.

Pretty Stamped Stone from Making an Impression

Blooming Flowers Bracelet from Shrink! Shrank! Shrunk!

Crocheted Leaves & Berries (a bonus project from Crochet Garden)

Easy Paper Marigolds from Paper Blooms

Mushroom Terrarium from Stash Happy: Felt

Lavender Sachets from Heart-Felt Holidays

Here’s a link for more info…and the full list of books in the sale!

Are you seeing hints of spring around you? If that means umbrellas, raincoats, and galoshes for you, we feel your pain. Brighten up your crafty afternoon indoors with a project that celebrates all that is fresh and lovely if not a bit soggy….and signals the coming May flowers!

This trio of April Showers umbrellas, from Heart-Felt Holidays and designed by yours truly, calls for scraps of felt, linen backgrounds, and wee embroidery hoops….things you likely have in your supply closet. Download the project instructions and the templates and get started this afternoon!

Download the project instructions here: April Showers

Welcome to our first Wee Felt Worlds felt-a-long! It’s no secret now: we had a blast working on this book as a group! The other thing we’re working on together is learning to needle felt. And we’re proof, friends: needle felting is fun, easy, and completely beginner friendly. Today, I’m going to show you how to make a felted donut, from Yin Chan’s sweet-tooth inspiring Sweet Shoppe scene from the book. Her instructions in the book go into much more detail, but I’ll show you the basic steps here. Follow along at home…in no time, you’ll have a felty bakers dozen!

1. First, gather up your supplies and tools. You’ll need a felting surface, a felting needle, a cheap pen, and felt in the following colors: pink, white, brown, and tan.

We had so many terrific quilts for Quilt It with Love that we ran out of room…and we’re sharing the extras with you!

Designed by Jodene Cook and pieced and quilted by Project Linus Vice-President Mary Balagna, Nighty Night may be the perfect quilt to make and give. The simple design makes the most of a center panel of feature fabric with a lovely pieced border, perfect for snuggling. You’ll also love the quick strip-piecing tricks to make the log cabin blocks and the nine-patch blocks.

Download the project instructions here: Nighty Night

In case you missed it, we shared the instructions for another quilt – Six Quarters for a Hug - last week on the blog.

Want to see more from inside the book? Click over here for a peek inside!

When it comes to crafting for charity, the act of making takes on a different, and often deeper, dimension. Grab this free extra project from Quilt It with Love, and turn six fat quarters and a background fabric into something that’s so much more than the sum of its parts: a quilted hug! Designed by Project Linus Vice-President Mary Balagna, this project whips up quick: simply stitch strips of fabric together, cut them into strips, and stitch them back together for a woven effect.

Download the free project here: Six Quarters for a Hug

Enjoy! And happy heart-felt quilting!

Spending your last weekend before Christmas in crazy craft mode? We’re right there with you, friends. And we’re here to help! Follow the links below to tons of free – and fast! – gift ideas from the Lark Crafts Needlearts team. Happy crafting and happy holidays to you and yours!

Penny Rug Bouquet from Stash Happy: Felt

Dinosaur Backpack from Fleece Hat Friends

Rainy Day Applique Socks from Stash Happy: Applique

Button-Down Apron from Sewn by Hand

Crocheted Leaves & Berries by author Suzann Thompson

Lavender Sachets from Heart-Felt Holidays

Wool Bunny from Craft Challenge: Scarves

Tic Tac Toe Board from Stash Happy: Applique

Mushroom Terrarium from Stash Happy: Felt

Arches Doll Quilt from Pretty in Patchwork: Doll Quilts

Sewn E-Reader Case from Stash Happy: Felt

Bonus Doll Project from Pretty in Patchwork: Doll Quilts

Felt Plant Pouches from Cynthia Shaffer

Felted Mason Jar Cozies from Cynthia Shaffer

Pinning Zoo Pincushions from 100 Pretty Little Projects

Bento Box from Stash Happy: Patchwork

Patchy Apron from Stash Happy: Patchwork

Thread Caddy from Sewn by Hand

And be sure to visit our Free Stuff page for even more free crafting tutorials!

When it comes to Christmas decor, I tend to drift toward the subtle side of things: fun pops of red, turquoise, and green, minus the glitter (no fun, I know!). And if I can spend a little felt stash at the same time, all the better! This Penny Rug Bouquet, by Lisa Jordan and featured in Stash Happy: Felt, belongs right in the mix at my house this season…. and maybe yours too?!?

Download the free projects instructions here: Penny Rug Bouquet

Need more fabulous uses for your stash? Now through December 11, the whole Stash Happy series is on sale for 50% off at BN.com. Click the covers below for more details!