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Four patch quilt patterns

Check out my roundup of free four patch quilt patterns as well as 4 patch quilt block patterns. Start from the simplest quilt block and build up from there or pick any of the more intricate designs to challenge your abilities! If you are just getting started or want something quick, start with the easy four patch designs. You can even strip piece some of these and it will save you a ton of time!

Easy four patch quilt

This four patch quilt presents a wonderful opportunity to enjoy the simple and relaxing quilting process as you cut up colorful squares in different sizes and sew them into a quilt with a 5 x 7 grid of blocks that alternate between solid blocks and blocks with vibrant 2 x 2 grids.

by Diaryofaquilter

Fat Quarter Four Patch Shortcut Quilt Pattern

Here’s a fun and creative four patch design that looks cheerful and dynamic with its 4 x 5 grid of medium-size squares in different colors and a bunch of white plus marks made of four squares arranged into a plus mark with space in the middle, placed all over the quilt surface.

by Fatquartershop

Farmhouse four patch quilt

The color scheme on the quilt you can make with this pattern is beautiful and positive, just like the quilt itself, with its baby blue frame bordered with thin red frames on the outside and the inside, and the 6 x 7 grid of diamond blocks consisting of four squares in two contrasting colors each.

by Diaryofaquilter

Four square quilt

You’ll put in some work to make this quilt because you’ll cut up many little fabric squares but it will be worth it because you will end up with a large quilt with an 8 x 10 grid of blocks with 2 x 2 grids of squares in different colors and thin white lines around and between the blocks.

by Happyquiltingmelissa

Scrappy Four Patch Heart Quilt

The plentiful amount of white color on this quilt emphasizes the small vibrant details on its nine quilt blocks split into three rows of three, each block with 2 x 2 grids in the center, made of diamond shapes consisting of three squares in different colors and one pure white so they form a letter V, surrounded by a wide white frame that has the same diamond shapes in each corner.

by Carterquilter

Four patch quilt ideas

Awesome video showing the most popular 4 patch quilt blocks you can use in the quilt making process:

1. how to make a 4 patch quilt block
2. frayed or uneven 4 patch
3. framed 4 patch
4. square in a square 4 patch
5. disappearing 4 patch
6. double four patch block
7. triple four patch block

Here’s an educational treat that will teach you how to use a basic four-patch quilt block in different ways to get bigger and more complex block variations including the frayed 4-patch block, the framed 4-patch block, a square in a square, or the checkered diamond block, a disappearing block, a double 4-patch block, and a triple four-patch quilt block.

Baby Four Patch Crib Quilt Pattern

Your little bundle of joy will love how colorful their crib looks like covered with this quilt that has nine rows of nine blocks that alternate between solid squares from patterned fabrics and four-patch quilt blocks with each of the squares inside them in a different light color.

by Fatquartershop

Disappearing Four Patch Block Tutorial

This pattern uses 5” pre-cut squares

This disappearing four-patch quilt block might make your eyes twirl a bit when you glance at it but with a closer look, you will notice it’s just a 4 x 4 grid of blocks that have four contrasting squares inside them and thin plus marks across them that are also in contrasting colors.

by Materialgirlquilts

Disappearing four patch with border

Here’s one of those beautiful quilt designs that seems extremely complex at first but then you realize how brilliantly simple it is, in this case it’s a quilt with an outer frame made of narrow rectangular strips, and a checkered vibrant grid inside that has large white blocks made of solid white squares and square frames in 2 x 2 grids with small checkered squares in their centers.

by Quilterscupboard

Square in a square four patch quilt idea

There’s a bit of work required for this one because it uses a lot of small squares from different fabrics but the effort will pay off when you see the product, a lovely quilt with an impressive 18 x 18 grid of square in a square quilt blocks in all kinds of colors, but with only two colors in each checkered diamond shape and another color for the block background.

by Redpepperquilts

Twisted 4 patch quilt pattern

The quilt you can make with this pattern has a regal and fun vibe to it thanks to its creative design that combines dark fabric in a purple hue with a light golden fabric into a quilt that has a double border in contrasting colors and a 4 x 4 grid of 4-patch blocks that are slightly tilted to alternating sides for a dynamic effect.

Diagonal disappearing 4 patch quilt

Here’s a fun pattern that takes basic quilt blocks like half-square triangles, hourglass blocks, and regular solid blocks, then joins them into a beautiful quilt with four blocks in two rows, each one with a 3 x 3 grid made of half-square triangles in the corners, an hourglass block in the center, and solid squares in between.

by Snugglebugstitching

Four patch quilt blocks

Double four patch quilt block

This quilt block is extremely easy to make and can turn your future quilt designs much more colorful and bright with its four smaller blocks in two rows and two colors, set to alternate between single-color solid squares and checkered squares with 2 x 2 grids.

by Allpeoplequilt

Double four patch quilt block

Let the squares in different sizes and colors dance together as you turn this pattern into a wonderful block for your next quilts, featuring a 2 x 2 grid of alternating solid and checkered blocks, the checkered ones with smaller squares that also alternate between solid and checkered.

by Allpeoplequilt

Disapperating four patch quilt block (2 variations)

Even though it seems hard, it’s easy and fun, to make this interesting block you just have to sew a 4-patch block, cut out a plus shape from its middle that’s big enough to catch a portion of all four squares, flip the plus shape and put it back in its place so it contrasts the fabrics around it.

by Sewersclub

Who knew there were so many fun four-patch quilt patterns out there? Which one is your favorite for now? Drop by in the comments and let everyone know how your quilts turned out. Note that you can subscribe to the mailing list for news on more new content like this. Have fun making four-patch quilt designs!