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Back of the Barn Quilt Block Pattern
"...early barn quilts have been referred to as “painted prayers..."
“The Halifax County Barn Quilt Trail: Our Community Quilt.” Go Halifax, March 31, 2025. https://gohalifaxva.com/the-halifax-county-barn-quilt-trail-our-community-quilt/.
One of these days I'm going to own a barn, and that barn is going to have a big, beautiful quilt block painted on it.
Until then, I'll have to be satisfied admiring this wonderful medium of folk art that other's create.
And I'll keep dreaming about the block I'll someday paint to share with the world ❤️
Back of the Barn
Imagine an afternoon drive through country roads — maybe right outside of Green Hills — on a crisp winter day. Snow patches reflect the sun’s golden rays, horses frolic in the pastures, and every barn boasts a beautiful quilt block, painted in bold, vibrant colors.
That vision is my inspiration for Back of the Barn, a traditionally pieced house block with a twist: it features a staple seen on many barns across America. The barn quilt for this block pattern can be a miniature version of any block; I chose the Road to Oklahoma with holiday fabrics from AGF Studio’s 2025 “Christmas in the Cabin” collection.
Have fun using up scraps to build this block, or create it in the gorgeous Christmas collection prints and solids shown in the pattern by purchasing a fabric kit from my online shop. The kit includes a skinny quarter of the pale pink poinsettia fabric and a skinny eighth in each of the remaining seven fabrics. You'll have enough fabric to make two 12"x12" (finished size) Back of the Barn blocks with a little stash left over for another project.
Click here to purchase the Back of the Barn Block Fabric Kit
No matter what fabric you pull, I can't wait to see your block and how you showcase the Back of the Barn!
Here are the block instructions: Back of the Barn Block Pattern
Quilt Block Mania
Back of the Barn is part of QUILT BLOCK MANIA, a collaboration of quilt designers who release a complimentary block pattern on the first Tuesday of every month.
Our August 2025 design theme is FARMING 🚜
Here are links to the rest of this month's featured blocks:
Tractor Quilt Block by Carolina Moore
Sunflower by Crafty Staci
Dairy Barn by Scrapdasah
Weathervane by QuiltFabrication
Corn by Inquiring Quilter
Scrappy Tomato by Katie Mae Quilts
Ear of Corn by Patchwork River Quilting
Barn by Memory Barn Studio
Green Mountain Star by Sarah Marcina
Texas Watermelon & Grapefruit by Emerald Falls Quilts
Farmer Nutcracker
Farm Fields by Patchwork Breeze
Tulip Fields by Stitching Across the Globe
Stacked Animals by Appliques Quilts and More
Friendly Fields by Due North Handmade
Barn Quilt Block by Dragonfly's Quilting Design Studio
Back of the Barn ~ Block Pattern by Ashli Montgomery
Which blocks will you make?
Have fun with the collection, and be sure to use the hashtags below when sharing your blocks on Instagram, and also post your WIPs in the Welcome to Green Hills FB group so we can all oooh and ahhh over them 😍
#TheGreenHillsCollection
#GreenHillsQuilts
#QuiltBlockMania
Thanks for quilting with me!
Love and hugs,
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