Barn quilt pattern
Grain Cross Barn Quilt Pattern
A cross built from sheaves of grain — an agricultural blessing block for working farms.
Planning the board? Use the sizing calculator for exact cell and border measurements, or read the paint color guide before you buy paint.
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Grid
- 10 × 10
- Colors
- 5
- Suggested board sizes
- 4′ × 4′
About the Grain Cross block
Grain-and-sheaf motifs show up across European folk art as symbols of harvest and provision. Barn quilters often choose this block for grain farms and homesteads.
Tips for painting a Grain Cross barn quilt
Warm gold and wheat tones against a cool gray-blue read like a real harvest field.
Ready to design your Grain Cross?
Customize the colors in the online designer and download a printable paint-by-color plan with a grid diagram.
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We feature finished quilts from real makers in the gallery — it helps other painters see how the Grain Cross looks in different color combinations.