Barn Cross Barn Quilt Pattern
A bold cross-and-square pattern inspired by old hex signs and Pennsylvania Dutch barn art.
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Free: Complete 2' × 2' drawing grid + measurements
Planning the board? Use the sizing calculator for exact cell and border measurements, or read the paint color guide before you buy paint.
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Grid
- 5 × 5
- Colors
- 6
- Suggested board sizes
- 2′ × 2′, 4′ × 4′
Get the Free 2' × 2' Barn Cross Pattern Plan
A complete, printable drawing plan: a large 2' × 2' grid diagram with every measurement you need, plus an example colorway.
What's in your free plan
- 2' × 2' drawing grid diagram
- Layout measurements
- Layer diagrams when applicable
- Example colorway + paint equivalents
- Measuring and marking instructions
Personalized Paint Maps — the diagrams showing exactly which pieces to paint each color — come with Designer Membership.
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Customize the size, borders and colors — and get personalized Paint Maps — with the Barn Quilt Designer.
Customize in DesignerFree plan vs. Designer Membership
The free plan gives you everything you need to draw the standard 2' × 2' barn quilt. Membership lets you make the plan fit your project.
| Feature | Free Plan | Membership |
|---|---|---|
| Printable 2' × 2' drawing plan | ||
| Layout measurements and grid markings | ||
| Measuring and marking instructions | ||
| Layer diagrams when applicable | ||
| Example colorway and paint equivalents | ||
| Choose your barn quilt size | ||
| Add or change borders | ||
| Customize colors | ||
| Automatically recalculated measurements | ||
| Personalized Paint Maps | ||
| Save and edit designs | ||
| Unlimited personalized plan downloads | ||
| Build your own patterns for the designer |
Want to make it your own?
Customize the size, borders and colors — and get personalized Paint Maps — with the Barn Quilt Designer.
Customize in DesignerAbout the Barn Cross block
Painted barn signs go back to the 1700s Pennsylvania Dutch tradition of decorating barns with geometric symbols thought to bring luck, fertility, or protection.
The Barn Cross block is a simplified version of those signs — straight, symmetrical, and unmistakable from a long driveway.
Tips for painting a Barn Cross barn quilt
Saturated primaries (red, blue, yellow) lean into the folk-art origin.
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