Darcy Quilts

Quilt goals for 2022. It’s New Year’s Day, and that makes today Darcy Quilts’ birthday!  This little passion project of mine is four years old now! As with all previous…

This isn’t a brand-new tutorial regarding basting, but is an update and success story regarding an earlier basting tutorial. A few years ago, I gave glue basting a try and…

It’s January 1st and that means today is Darcy Quilt’s Fifth Birthday!  Happy, happy birthday little quilting buddy! To start each year, I make a list of quilting goals for…

This quilt is a rainbow checkerboard baby quilt, but also has directions for using larger strips to make a bed size quilt. Sometimes when I make quilts (and therefore when…

The Checkerboard Quilt Block is a quick and easy 16-patch block, and this version is made from 2½” strips.  How quick and easy?  From cutting fabric to the quilt top…

One of the basic building blocks of quilt block construction is the 16-Patch Quilt Block.  It’s easy, it’s versatile, and it’s one of my favorites. In today’s tutorial, 16-Patch Quilt…

The quilt that I repaired earlier this year – and if you haven’t checked out that tutorial yet, you really should – was a Snail Trail quilt block pattern that…

I set a goal last year of working with a new quilt color palette, and while I mentioned this goal briefly in my 2022 recap, I also wanted to dive…

The Old Town Quilt is the 2024/2025 Quiltville Mystery and it’s a good one!  Every winter Bonnie Hunter from Quiltville releases a completely free quilt pattern, and she makes it…

What to do with half square triangles.  Late last fall and early this winter, I participated in the Quiltville Mystery Quiltalong.  Steps one and three were to make lots and…