Make a 4 x 4 Quilt With Jenny Doan

Looking for an easy festive pattern? Look no further than this 4 x 4 quilt pattern from Missouri Star! I love how the little squares form into an arrow, making the quilt top more interesting and fun. If you have a ton of four-patch blocks, this project is the way to go.

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This quilt consists of two blocks. The first block is a 16-patch block, which you can make with just four 4-patch blocks, and the second consists of two 4-patch blocks and two 4 1/2-inch squares. They are both beginner-friendly, so you don’t need to worry. Watch the video below for full instructions. Happy quilting!

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Vintage 4 x 4 Quilt Materials

• 1 roll of 2 1/2″ print strips
• 1 3/4 yards of background (includes inner border)
• 1 1/4 yards of outer border
• 3/4 yards of binding
• 5 yards of backing

How to Make a 4 x 4 Quilt

Step 1:

Make four patches. Take two colored strips and sew them together in a strip set. Press the seams and top flat. Cut the strip set into 4 1/2″ units. Repeat with other colors.

Step 2:

Sew the pairs together end to end. Do not put the same colors beside each other. Press flat. Make sure they are nice and flat.

Step 3:

Fold the first unit from the strip set, then cut 2 1/2″ from the edge. Repeat with the whole set to make four patches. Set aside the 2 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ for later.

Step 4:

You need four pieces of four patches to make a 16-block. Form the four patches into a big block. Make sure no same colors are beside each other. Sew them together. This is the first block.

Step 5:

Make the second block. Make strip sets but this time use one color and one background strip. Cut them into 2 1/2″ segments. You need two for each block.

Step 6:

Take 2 pieces of 2 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ strips from earlier and sew them with the segments from step 5. Press them open to make two pieces of four patches.

Step 7:

Cut two 4 1/2″ background squares and the four patches from step 6. Arrange them together just like in the photo below. Make sure that the background square is touching your other background squares. Sew them together and you have your second block.

Step 8:

Assemble the quilt. For the first row, start with the first block, followed by the second block. Alternate the blocks, ending with the first block. For the second row, start with the second block. Keep alternating until the fourth row. The fourth row should start with the second block. Remember to keep the second block in the same orientation for the four rows.

For the fifth row, start with the second block but rotate it so that the whites are beside each other. Repeat the same process for the remaining rows. Make sure to keep the same orientation of the second block for the bottom rows.

Make a 4 x 4 Quilt With Jenny Doan