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How to Make a 9-Patch Rail Fence Baby Quilt

This 9-Patch Rail Fence Baby Quilt Tutorial is so easy to make, and is great for using up scraps as those itty-bitty 9-patches are made up of 1” squares.  But…

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April 23, 2020
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Flower Boxes Tutorial

I’m trying to clean out my fabric stash, and had this pretty flower fabric to use. I wanted to do something with larger pieces so the blooms wouldn’t be cut…

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January 19, 2018
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How to Make a Diamond Quilt Tutorial

This Diamond Quilt Tutorial came about because I had an idea for a pattern (coming soon!) that will use diamonds. First I needed to play around with diamonds to get…

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February 11, 2021
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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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Made and Found Quiltalong – A Scrappy Quilting for Fun Project

I stumbled onto the Made some and Found Quiltalong in mid-February and it’s the perfect low-stakes, use up scraps, quilt for fun project for me this year! As you know…

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March 11, 2024
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The Year of the Giraffe!

The calendar says the Year of the Dog is coming.  Here at Darcy Quilts, it is clearly the Year of the Giraffe! I love giraffes, and I’ve got four different…

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February 15, 2018
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Glue Basting: How to Glue Baste a Quilt

I recently discovered glue basting, and it is an efficient and foul-proof way to baste a quilt! This might be my shortest-ever tutorial, because glue basting is so incredibly fast…

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January 12, 2022
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On Point Quilt Pattern

I wrote a pattern! I just released my first pattern to the world! If you remember, this triangle quilt pattern has been on my to do list since January, it…

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November 1, 2018
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How To Sew Half Square Triangles

Now that you know how to cut fabric and how to piece a 16-patch quilt block, you are ready for triangles! When it comes to sewing, triangles are a little…

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June 14, 2018
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Quiltville Mystery Quilt – Rhododendron Trail Quilt

Another mystery quilt season has come and gone, and while I didn’t go into the Rhododendron Trail Quilt intending to write about it, like last year when I changed up…

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January 31, 2022

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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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