Darcy Quilts

December 31st is when I typically look back at my goals from the previous January 1st to see how well I did at meeting them. This is how my 2023…

I would like to tell you that I had a plan for 2024 and that everything went exactly according to that plan.  But I think you can tell from this…

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…

I’m back with a new tutorial to share this week, a fan favorite – another quick baby quilt tutorial! This checkerboard quilt block is easy enough for a beginner to…

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…

My city has outlawed the use of disposable plastic grocery bags. And they charge for paper bags. Keeping a stash of reusable bags in the car has become a necessity.…

Paper Piecing was scary and daunting. Until I gave it a try. Then, it was fabulous. Actually, that’s not technically true. I bit off waaaaaaaay more than I could chew…

I got paid to quilt!  A stranger found one of my posts, and sent me a message asking if I would turn her daughter’s t-shirts into a memory quilt.  …

Isn’t this Friendship Star baby quilt just the cutest? Back in February we had a large snow storm and it coincided with the a 3-day weekend. I hunkered down and…

How to Adjust a Quilt Block Size takes a quilt block as written in the pattern and gives tools and skills to adjust the block to make it either larger…