March Craft Night Projects (Lunch & Learn Edition)
Did you catch Craft Night With Kimberbell on March 12, 2026? Things were a little different this month, as we combined Craft Night with our final Home Sewn Lunch & Learn.
If you're new, Craft Night is about taking original Kimberbell projects and reimagining them in new ways.
If you'd like to watch Craft Night in its entirety, just click the video below OR watch it on our Facebook page or YouTube channel.
Now, let's take a close look at each of the reimagined projects!
Cassie's Project: Neighborhood/Car Rug
Original
Home Sewn, Vol. 1
Forest Friends
Our Forest Friends Soft Book Project Kit includes the files, instructions, and materials you need to make one interactive quiet book. Stitch the book, then make animal friends for the pocketed pages!
Sweetheart Street
Kimberbell’s 16 x 38” Sweetheart Street Bench Pillow celebrates the season with sweet memories and delicious designs. Make this darling Valentine’s Day-cor in 5x7 or larger hoops!
Reimagined: Neighborhood/Road Map
Materials Needed
Here's what Cassie says about her project: "I usually go "off-roading" for Craft Night; this is much more bushwhacking!
For anyone who's wanting to make a similar project, I recommend just having fun with it and seeing what you come up with."
Here are the Kimberbell products Cassie used!
- Home Sewn Tiling Scenes found HERE
- Forest Friends Soft Book Project Kit found HERE
- Sweetheart Street Bench Pillow found HERE
- Cut-Away found HERE
- Shape Form Interfacing found HERE
- Flexi Foam found HERE
Cassie's Pro Tips: Part A (Making the Houses)
Stitch out all tiles (the home you want) on Cut-Away Stabilizer. Skip any steps with elements that aren't part of the building (e.g., trees, birdhouses, clouds, etc.).
Cassie started with Step 4 (the fabric tackdown line) so she still had the guide for cutting out the tiles and putting them together.
Sew tiles together as per the instructions. (Kim has some great tips in the 3rd Lunch & Learn video!) When Cassie is working with thick materials, she uses binder clips to keep her blocks together (stronger than quilt clips).
Cut around the finished house. Cassie finds it easy to leave about a 1/4" around details like flowers.
Next, put your home on a piece of Shape Form Interfacing and sew around the border.
Cassie also put a piece of Flexi Foam inside to give her houses extra "poof." (Make sure to leave a 1" gap at the bottom of the house.)
Cut out the house and the Shape Form and find something you can use as a stand. Cassie found dowels with wooden bases at a thrift store, but you can use anything you think will work!
Cassie's Pro Tips: Part B (Making the Car Rug)
Cassie raided her fabric stash for the colors she wanted to use and made "improv" blocks by combining the scraps together.
When her improv blocks were about 10 x 10", Cassie used Kim's Stack & Whack, Stitch & Switch method to add variety to her blocks. (Watch a demo of that method HERE!)
After Cassie was satisfied with her new blocks, she put them together to make mini quilts for her backgrounds. She then attached the mini quilts to 14 x 14" pieces of Shape Form for stability.
Cassie used the "old school" technique for the applique roads, driveways, lakes, and other details. She didn't follow any rhyme or reason; she just went with what she thought would be fun textures!
Kim's Project: Home Stitched Garden Flag
Original
Before we see Kim's project, let's first take a look at the design she used. Kim was inspired by the (free!) Home Stitched applique found HERE! (If you haven't grabbed yours, do it!)
Reimagined
Kim was inspired by the versatility of this darling house. And, because America's 250th birthday is around the corner, she decided to create a darling patriotic garden flag!
To see Kim describe her project, click HERE and go to the 29:51 minute mark!
Materials Needed
- FREE Home Stitched design found HERE
- Ivory Linen Placemats found HERE
- Double-Sided Bond Pro found HERE
- Twilight Boo-levard found HERE (This is for the pie!)
Kim's Pro Tips
Well, friends, I hope you're feeling inspired by these ideas! Here's the video again, just in case you don't want to scroll up to the top . . .
Be sure to tune in on April 23rd, 2026 for the next Craft Night With Kimberbell! You won't want to miss all of the creative ideas, laughter, recipes, and fun.
Happy Stitching!
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