Free Barn Quilt Patterns
Every barn quilt pattern in our library comes with a free printable 2' × 2' plan. It's a complete, usable drawing plan — the full-size grid diagram, the measurements you need to lay it out on your board, and step-by-step marking instructions. Open any pattern below and we'll email the PDF to you. No payment, no account needed.
These free printable barn quilt pattern PDFs are meant to be used, not teased: if you can prime a board and hold a pencil, the plan has everything you need to draw the standard 2' × 2' barn quilt and paint it in any colors you choose.
- Grid and measurements
- Printable PDF
- Sent straight to your inbox
What every free plan includes
- 2' × 2' drawing grid
- Layout measurements
- Layer diagrams when applicable
- Example colorway
- Measuring and marking instructions
- Paint equivalents where available
Browse the barn quilt pattern library
186 patterns, each with its own free 2' × 2' printable plan. Open a pattern to request its PDF.
Ohio Star barn quilt pattern
Beginner · 2' × 2' plan
8-point Star barn quilt pattern
Beginner · 2' × 2' plan
Sawtooth Star 2 barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Simple Star barn quilt pattern
Beginner · 2' × 2' plan
Sunflower barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Barn Cross barn quilt pattern
Beginner · 2' × 2' plan
Woven Star barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Framed Star barn quilt pattern
Beginner · 2' × 2' plan
8-color Star barn quilt pattern
Beginner · 2' × 2' plan
Fall Leaf barn quilt pattern
Beginner · 2' × 2' plan
Sailboat barn quilt pattern
Beginner · 2' × 2' plan
Cross and Crown barn quilt pattern
Beginner · 2' × 2' plan
2 Cardinals barn quilt pattern
Advanced · 2' × 2' plan
8-point Star Deluxe barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
8-point Triangles Star barn quilt pattern
Beginner · 2' × 2' plan
9-Patch Star barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
American Flag barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
American Flag 2 barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
American Flag 3 barn quilt pattern
Advanced · 2' × 2' plan
Amish Star barn quilt pattern
Beginner · 2' × 2' plan
Arizona Star barn quilt pattern
Beginner · 2' × 2' plan
Arkansas Crossroads barn quilt pattern
Beginner · 2' × 2' plan
Army Star barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Arrow Crown barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Autumn Tree barn quilt pattern
Advanced · 2' × 2' plan
Barn Block barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Bear Paw barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Bees and Flower barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Blossom barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Braced Star barn quilt pattern
Beginner · 2' × 2' plan
Broken Star barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Butterfly barn quilt pattern
Advanced · 2' × 2' plan
Butterfly and Flowers barn quilt pattern
Advanced · 2' × 2' plan
Cain and Abel barn quilt pattern
Beginner · 2' × 2' plan
Calico Puzzle barn quilt pattern
Beginner · 2' × 2' plan
Candy Corn barn quilt pattern
Beginner · 2' × 2' plan
Candy Star barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Cardinal barn quilt pattern
Beginner · 2' × 2' plan
Cardinal with Wing barn quilt pattern
Beginner · 2' × 2' plan
Carpenters Heart barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Carpenters Square barn quilt pattern
Advanced · 2' × 2' plan
Carpenters Star barn quilt pattern
Advanced · 2' × 2' plan
Carpenters Wheel barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Carpenters Wheel 2 barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Cat and Pumpkin barn quilt pattern
Advanced · 2' × 2' plan
Cats barn quilt pattern
Advanced · 2' × 2' plan
Checkerboard barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Checkerboard Heart barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Christmas Present barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Christmas Tree barn quilt pattern
Advanced · 2' × 2' plan
Christmas Tree 2 barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Christmas Wreath barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Combination Star barn quilt pattern
Beginner · 2' × 2' plan
Compass Needles barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Corner Rose barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Corner Star barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Country Roads barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Crazy Hen barn quilt pattern
Beginner · 2' × 2' plan
Cross barn quilt pattern
Beginner · 2' × 2' plan
Cross 2 barn quilt pattern
Beginner · 2' × 2' plan
Cross 3 barn quilt pattern
Beginner · 2' × 2' plan
Cross Patty barn quilt pattern
Advanced · 2' × 2' plan
Crossing Paths barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Crossroad Arrows barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Crossroads Star barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Crow and Flower barn quilt pattern
Advanced · 2' × 2' plan
Crown and Star barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Dandelion barn quilt pattern
Advanced · 2' × 2' plan
Dogwood Star barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Double Aster barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Double Ohio Star barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Double Pinwheel barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Dragonfly and Flower barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Dresden Blade barn quilt pattern
Beginner · 2' × 2' plan
Dutchmans Puzzle barn quilt pattern
Beginner · 2' × 2' plan
Fall Leaves barn quilt pattern
Advanced · 2' × 2' plan
Fall Leaves 2 barn quilt pattern
Beginner · 2' × 2' plan
Fall Leaves Star barn quilt pattern
Advanced · 2' × 2' plan
Fall Tree barn quilt pattern
Advanced · 2' × 2' plan
Feathered Star barn quilt pattern
Advanced · 2' × 2' plan
Fish Star barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Five Spot barn quilt pattern
Beginner · 2' × 2' plan
Flock of Birds barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Flock of Birds 2 barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Flower ring star barn quilt pattern
Advanced · 2' × 2' plan
Flower Star barn quilt pattern
Advanced · 2' × 2' plan
Flower Wreath barn quilt pattern
Advanced · 2' × 2' plan
Folded Flag barn quilt pattern
Advanced · 2' × 2' plan
Folded Flag 2 barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Four Point Star barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Four Towers barn quilt pattern
Beginner · 2' × 2' plan
Framed Arrow Star barn quilt pattern
Advanced · 2' × 2' plan
Framed Pineapple barn quilt pattern
Beginner · 2' × 2' plan
Friendship Star barn quilt pattern
Beginner · 2' × 2' plan
Garage Star barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Garden barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Ghost barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Goose in the Pond barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Grain Cross barn quilt pattern
Advanced · 2' × 2' plan
Grape Basket barn quilt pattern
Beginner · 2' × 2' plan
Grinch Ornament barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Heart barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Heart 2 barn quilt pattern
Beginner · 2' × 2' plan
Hens and Chickens barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Honeybee barn quilt pattern
Advanced · 2' × 2' plan
International Harvester barn quilt pattern
Beginner · 2' × 2' plan
Jack-O-Lantern barn quilt pattern
Advanced · 2' × 2' plan
Jagged Ohio Star barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Josephs Coat barn quilt pattern
Advanced · 2' × 2' plan
Kaleidoscope barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Kansas Star barn quilt pattern
Beginner · 2' × 2' plan
King Davids Crown barn quilt pattern
Advanced · 2' × 2' plan
Kings Crown barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Log Cabin barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Log Cabin with Star barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Lone Star barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Lone Star Cross barn quilt pattern
Advanced · 2' × 2' plan
Mariners Compass barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Mariners Compass diamond barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Missouri Star barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Mosaic Star barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Nine Lives barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Nine Patch Pumpkin barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Nine Patch Square barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Ocean Sunset barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Ohio Star Bows barn quilt pattern
Beginner · 2' × 2' plan
Ohio Star Burst barn quilt pattern
Beginner · 2' × 2' plan
Ohio Star Corners barn quilt pattern
Beginner · 2' × 2' plan
Ohio Star Four Patch barn quilt pattern
Beginner · 2' × 2' plan
Ohio Star Kaleidoscope barn quilt pattern
Advanced · 2' × 2' plan
Ohio Star Nine Patch barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Ohio Star Pinwheel barn quilt pattern
Beginner · 2' × 2' plan
Old Maid's Ramble barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Pineapple Star barn quilt pattern
Beginner · 2' × 2' plan
Pinwheel Snowflake barn quilt pattern
Advanced · 2' × 2' plan
Plaid barn quilt pattern
Advanced · 2' × 2' plan
Plaid Star barn quilt pattern
Advanced · 2' × 2' plan
Poinsettia barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Prickly Pear barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Pumpkin barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Pumpkin and Crow barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Pumpkin and Leaves barn quilt pattern
Advanced · 2' × 2' plan
Quarter Sun barn quilt pattern
Advanced · 2' × 2' plan
Radiant Star barn quilt pattern
Beginner · 2' × 2' plan
Ribbon Star barn quilt pattern
Advanced · 2' × 2' plan
Rose barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Sawtooth Pinwheel barn quilt pattern
Beginner · 2' × 2' plan
Sawtooth Pumpkin barn quilt pattern
Advanced · 2' × 2' plan
Sawtooth Star barn quilt pattern
Beginner · 2' × 2' plan
Sawtooth Sunflower barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Scottie Dogs barn quilt pattern
Advanced · 2' × 2' plan
Simple Bear Paw barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Simple Mariners Compass barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Simple Sawtooth barn quilt pattern
Beginner · 2' × 2' plan
Single Rose barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Snowflake barn quilt pattern
Advanced · 2' × 2' plan
Spiral Star barn quilt pattern
Advanced · 2' × 2' plan
Split Ohio Star barn quilt pattern
Beginner · 2' × 2' plan
Spools of Thread barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Star Flower barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Star Square barn quilt pattern
Advanced · 2' × 2' plan
Starburst barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Starflower barn quilt pattern
Beginner · 2' × 2' plan
Stars and Stripes barn quilt pattern
Advanced · 2' × 2' plan
Stars and Stripes wave barn quilt pattern
Advanced · 2' × 2' plan
Storm at Sea barn quilt pattern
Advanced · 2' × 2' plan
Storms at Sea barn quilt pattern
Advanced · 2' × 2' plan
Summer Winds barn quilt pattern
Beginner · 2' × 2' plan
Sunburst Star barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Sunflower 2 barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Sunflower 3 barn quilt pattern
Advanced · 2' × 2' plan
Sunflower 4 barn quilt pattern
Advanced · 2' × 2' plan
Swirling Star barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Swirling Star 2 barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Tennessee Compass barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Tom Turkey barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Triangles barn quilt pattern
Beginner · 2' × 2' plan
Tulip Star barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Tunnel barn quilt pattern
Advanced · 2' × 2' plan
Twisted Knot barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
Twisted Pole Star barn quilt pattern
Advanced · 2' × 2' plan
Union Square barn quilt pattern
Beginner · 2' × 2' plan
Weather Vane barn quilt pattern
Beginner · 2' × 2' plan
Windmill Pinwheel barn quilt pattern
Advanced · 2' × 2' plan
Window Flowers barn quilt pattern
Advanced · 2' × 2' plan
Wreath barn quilt pattern
Intermediate · 2' × 2' plan
How the free plans work
- 1
Pick a pattern
Open any pattern above to see the design, its difficulty and suggested board sizes.
- 2
Enter your email
We send the printable plan to your inbox. Marketing updates are optional and clearly separate.
- 3
Draw and paint
Print the PDF, mark the grid on your 2' × 2' board using the measurements, then tape and paint one color at a time.
Free plan or Designer Membership?
The free plan gives you everything needed to draw the standard 2' × 2' barn quilt. Membership makes the plan fit your project.
Free Plan
- Fixed 2' × 2' size
- Default pattern layout
- Default example colors
- Drawing measurements
- No Paint Maps
Designer Membership
- Choose your barn quilt size
- Add or change borders
- Customize colors
- Automatically generated measurements
- Personalized Paint Maps
- Save and edit designs
- Unlimited customized plan downloads while subscribed
- Create your own patterns to use in the Designer
Want to make it your own?
Customize the size, borders and colors — and get personalized Paint Maps — with the Barn Quilt Designer.
Free barn quilt pattern questions
- Are these barn quilt patterns really free?
- Yes. Every pattern in the library includes a free printable PDF plan. Open a pattern, enter your email address, and we send the plan to your inbox — there is nothing to buy.
- What size are the free barn quilt patterns?
- Each free plan is drawn for a fixed 2' × 2' board, with the grid diagram and all the measurements needed to lay it out. To draw the pattern at another size, the Barn Quilt Designer recalculates every measurement for you.
- What's inside a free printable barn quilt pattern PDF?
- A large 2' × 2' drawing grid diagram, the layout measurements, the measuring and marking instructions, layer diagrams when the pattern uses layers, a small example colorway, and paint equivalents where available.
- Can I change the colors on a free pattern?
- The free plan shows one example colorway and you can paint it in any colors you like. To design your colors on screen, add a painted border, change the size and get personalized Paint Maps, use the Barn Quilt Designer with a membership.
- What are Paint Maps and are they included?
- Paint Maps are per-color diagrams showing exactly which pieces to paint each color. They are a Designer Membership benefit and are not part of the free plan, which includes the full drawing plan instead.
- How do I print a barn quilt pattern?
- Print the PDF on letter paper. The plan is drawn as a grid with measurements, so you mark the grid onto your board and copy the design square by square.
- Which barn quilt pattern is easiest for a beginner?
- Start with a simple star or Ohio Star. They use large shapes on a small grid, so there are fewer lines to tape and fewer colors to keep track of.
Planning ahead? Use the sizing calculator for exact measurements, or read the paint color guide before buying paint.