Looking for an easy festive pattern?
Look no further than this 4 x 4 quilt pattern fromMissouri Star!
I love how the little squares form into an arrow, making the quilt top more interesting and fun.
Image by Missouri Star via YouTube
If you have a ton of four-patch blocks, this project is the way to go.
This quilt consists of two blocks.
They are both beginner-friendly, so you dont need to worry.
Watch the video below for full instructions.
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.
check that they are nice and flat.
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.
see to it no same colors are beside each other.
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.
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.
ensure 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.
Repeat the same process for the remaining rows.
double-check to keep the same orientation of the second block for the bottom rows.
