Little House on the Prairie Crafting

For years Little House on the Prairie has inspired crafts and DIYs that reflect the pioneering spirit of Laura and her family. Join us in making simple and beautiful handmade crafts that will delight your friends and family, and fill you with the pride of a project well-done. Browse the articles below or click here for a complete list.

Create Your Own Little House in the Big Woods Diorama

Create your own Little House in the Big Woods scene with these beautiful downloadable dioramas by artist Renée Graef. Download the Pepin, Wisconsin diorama here and the Big Woods log cabin here. Once you’re ready to get started assembling, follow along with these diorama instructions: Step One: You will need scissors and tape handy. You…

DIY Paper Heart and Star Garlands

“Ma brought out two long strips of brown wrapping-paper that she had saved. She folded them, and she showed Mary and Laura how to cut tiny bits out of the folded paper with the scissors. When each unfolded her paper, there was a row of stars. Ma spread the paper on the shelves behind the…

Winter Snowflake Appliqué Pillow How-To

A recent issue of From Scratch Magazine featured some of our fabrics in a quilted snowflake winter pillow DIY. We wanted to share another variation for a winter pillow DIY with this simple four-patch background appliqué snowflake. Both projects feature the beautiful line of Little House on the Prairie® fabrics by Andover Fabrics in 2015. …

Laura’s Tin Can Lanterns DIY

“Laura was proud to be helping Ma with the milking, and she carried the lantern very carefully. Its sides were of tin, with places cut in them for the candle-light to shine through. When Laura walked behind Ma on the path to the barn, the little bits of candle-light from the lantern leaped all around…

Tips for Quilters inspired by Laura Ingalls Wilder

We are so pleased to have Linda Halpin back with us to share some quilting tips for beginners. Many of us are inspired by Laura Ingalls Wilder to learn some of these lost arts but might be wondering where to start. Here Linda shares tips for beginning quilters to learn old-fashioned crafts for the modern…

Little House on the Prairie Rag Doll Puppet DIY

“Mary was sorting quilt blocks and Laura was making a little apron for her rag doll, Charlotte.” On the Banks of Plum Creek Like many other pioneer children, Laura, Carrie, and Mary each had their own doll fashioned out of rags and leftover materials. During the pioneer era, people were not wasteful. They used every…