Barn Quilt Patterns You Can Customize and Create
120+ Barn Quilt Patterns
A growing library of classic barn quilt designs — the Ohio Star, Bear Paw, 8-point star, Weather Vane, Tulip, Carpenter's Wheel and more — with the history behind each block, suggested color palettes, and printable PDF templates you can paint at home.
Browse the library, customize any pattern in your own colors, and download a printable paint-by-color plan.
See your barn quilt before you paint it.
Choose a pattern, try your colors, and create a personalized paint-by-color plan for your board.
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Popular barn quilt patterns
Classic heritage quilt blocks. Click any pattern to see its history and paint color ideas, or grab a free printable pattern PDF.
A resource for every step of your barn quilt.
From choosing a heritage quilt block to picking the right exterior paint, we've collected the guides and templates most people search for when planning a barn quilt.
Customized printable pattern templates
Every pattern includes a downloadable PDF with a scaled grid diagram for transferring the design to a 2', 3', or 4' board.
Suggested color palettes
Curated color combinations for each pattern, plus a full paint reference matching every palette color to Behr, Sherwin-Williams, and Valspar.
Pattern history & meaning
Learn the story behind classic blocks like the Ohio Star, Bear Paw, and 8-point star — where they come from and what they've meant to quilters.
Painting tips that actually work
Priming, taping, layering, and sealing — practical advice for painting a barn quilt that lasts outside for years.
Board sizes and layout math
Recommended dimensions for each pattern and the fractions you'll need to lay out the grid by hand.
Paint-by-color plans
Customize any pattern in the designer to see exactly which color goes where, then download the full plan as a PDF.
What is a barn quilt?
A barn quilt is a large painted wooden square mounted on the side of a barn, shed, garage, or house. Each barn quilt reproduces a traditional quilt block, the same geometric patterns that quilters have been stitching in fabric for centuries: the Ohio Star, Bear Paw, Tulip, Carpenter's Wheel, 8-point star, and dozens more.
The modern barn quilt movement started in Adams County, Ohio in 2001, and has grown into a network of hundreds of "barn quilt trails" across the United States and Canada. Painting one is a popular weekend project because the tools are simple: a primed board, painter's tape, exterior paint, and a printable pattern. The finished piece becomes a permanent piece of folk art on your property.
This site is a resource for anyone planning a barn quilt. Every pattern in our pattern library has its own page with history and a customized, printable PDF template. When you're ready to pick colors, the designer tool lets you preview any pattern in your own palette and download a paint-by-color plan.
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Coming soon: Ship me a kit
Your design, pre-drawn on a primed board, with the exact paint colors you chose, tape, brushes, and sealer. Just open and paint.
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Hand it off. An experienced barn quilt artist paints your exact design, seals it for the weather, and ships it ready to hang.
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