Delaware Quilts started as a fun web site in September of 1997 for me to post information about a quilt retreat I was arranging for some internet friends. Those retreats ended up lasting twenty-four years. Covid put a stop to them two years in a row and after that I decided it was time retire. Do I miss it, you bet I do, especially all the wonderful friends I made. Photos
But that’s how the web page started, I started long before that. I began quilting in 1974 and the rest of my quilting story and photos of most of my quilts can be found by clicking on this link.
For my friends who like to keep up with my FAMILY, check here.
If you know the name of the block you are looking for, use "Ctrl F" (Control F) which will bring up a Find box. Simply type in the name of the block you are looking for.
Don't know the name, then you will want to look at the different blocks on the Photo Index below. There you will find a mini version of each block, along with its name and the size of the pattern.
HELPFUL HINT
To make any block go together better, measure each element as you make it. If the directions say it should be 4 1/2 inches measure it and make sure it is. If it's too large, trim it down evenly on all sides. If it's too small... start over again.
Read ALL of the directions before you do anything else to make sure you understand them. If you are confused, ask questions.
I am still updating the BOMs, one block at a time, so you just might run into one that is off line for a day or two. I will put a notice on the page I am working on so you know when I am working on it.
I am also working on new blocks as I get around to them. As I add them, the icon will say NEW for a month or so. Three new blocks posted on November 27th, Thanksgiving Day
12 inch finished means when placed in a quilt. Unfinished is when you are done
making it but before it is put in the quilt, so it's unfinished size is 12 1/2 inches.
6 1/2 inches unfinished is 6 inches finished (when placed in a quilt)
(Want to find a block by name? Hit Control F)
Note: I use Electric Quilt and Barbara Brackman's Block Base as one of my resources in making up my collection of blocks. Not all of the blocks come from there, but many do. Of course, all of the block diagrams start with an Electric Quilt screen shot of a completed block, I am not an artist. The rest of the diagrams I do by cutting and pasting in paint. I have been an Electric Quilt user since EQ2 and highly recommend it to any quilter who wants to design his or her own quilts.
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If in doubt as to what you can do with my BOMs and patterns, please ask.
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Updated November 27, 2025 (OK, I posted a little early, I didn't want to forget tomorrow!)
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