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Scrappy Blue Baby Quilt Tutorial

Today’s quilt tutorial is a Scrappy Blue Baby Quilt Tutorial.  This tutorial will help you to pull out your scraps of all sizes (even as small as 1½”!!!), sort colors,…

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May 6, 2020
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How to Adjust the Checkered Stars Quilt Pattern to Work with Stripes

I recently made a Christmas version of the Checkered Stars Quilt Pattern and needed help remembering what to do with directional fabrics. Then I remembered that I had written up…

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June 19, 2024
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Completed Quilting Goals

It’s December 31st and that means it’s time to look back at this year’s Completed Quilting Goals.  If you are new to following Darcy Quilts, I always start January 1st…

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December 31, 2022
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Binding: A Finished Goal and a Bonus Tutorial

It was the easiest of my quilting goals for the year, so I finished it off.  All 5 finished quilts have been bound!  They are now ready for loving homes…

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January 29, 2018
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Herringbone Quilt Tutorial

This Herringbone Quilt tutorial is one of those patterns that looks a little complicated, but really is very simple.  I’ve seen this quilt in lots of different styles, and thought…

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August 7, 2020
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Cutting Fabric For A Quilt

The most important part of making a quilt is the cutting. Let me say that again, nothing is more important to do correctly than cutting fabric. It’s the part of…

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May 1, 2018
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DIY Adorable Journals – The Perfect Homemade Gift

This post is not about quilts!  Or sewing of any kind! Today I’m going to share my journal with you!  No, not like that!  You can’t read my diary.  That…

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December 2, 2019
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Quarantine Quilting – And Quilts for Sale

Have you spent quarantine quilting like I have?  I have done so much sewing in the last few weeks, I’ve got quilts for sale, and I’m super excited to share…

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June 1, 2020
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How to Repair a Damaged Quilt

Quilts are meant to be used.  That might lead to the need to learn how to repair a damaged quilt, but quilts are meant to be used. Not everyone feels…

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March 4, 2019
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Sensation Quilt – A Half Rectangle Triangles Quilt Pattern

I’m so excited to introduce you to my newest quilt pattern – this is Sensation Quilt, a half rectangle triangles quilt pattern! Learning to make a half rectangle triangles quilt…

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September 15, 2020

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    How to Make a Fabric Box – Storage, Decoration, Gift Giving

    / November 29, 2022

    Today I’m going to share with you how to make a fabric box.  These little guys are great for storage, decoration, gift giving, cat-sitting, and really any other possible reason to need a box. How to Make a Fabric Box…

  • How to Machine Sew Quilt Binding
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    How to Machine Sew Quilt Binding

    / November 15, 2022

    I recently shared how I make scrappy quilt binding and today I am going to share how to machine sew quilt binding. The reason I machine sew my binding is because hand sewing causes me hand pain.  If you are…

  • How to Make Scrappy Quilt Binding
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    How to Make Scrappy Quilt Binding

    / November 4, 2022

    This is not the first quilt binding tutorial that I’ve written, but this time I’m going to focus on how to make scrappy quilt binding. I get asked about this all the time!  Darcy, how do you make your scrappy…

  • Scrappy 5 Inch Quilt Block Tutorial
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    Scrappy 5 Inch Quilt Block Tutorial

    / September 30, 2022

    I used a scrappy 5 inch quilt block and a slightly less scrappy 5 inch quilt block to throw together a quick baby quilt and empty my scrap box of blue scraps.  All the other colors, they are still in…

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    Free Jelly Roll Quilt Pattern – A 9-Patch Quilt Pattern

    / August 25, 2022

    A new, free jelly roll quilt pattern is available today! This is a 9-patch quilt pattern and it is super easy and fast to make. How to Get the Free Jelly Roll Quilt Pattern Like the Beachy Quilt pattern re-release…

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    Free Quilt Pattern Update – More Sizes – The Beachy Quilt

    / August 9, 2022

    Today is quilt pattern release day! Even better, is the fact that this is a FREE quilt pattern update! Free Quilt Pattern The Beachy Quilt Pattern has been available to all newsletter subscribers for several years now.  This is the…

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