Arkansas Crossroads….Again!
Yes…again! I’ve been making baby quilts lately and have enough scraps left over for an Arkansas Crossroads baby quilt. Looking back, I’ve made a throw size, two queen size, and now a baby size will be in the works. Clearly I’m attracted to this pattern. I highly recommend Missouri Star Quilt’s video: 4 Patch Quilt + X’s and O’s = Goodnight Irene Quilt. Jenny does an awesome job (as always) illustrating how the blocks go together.
This pattern has been around for years but I haven’t found it published anywhere so I’ve put together a pattern outlining the basic assembly and layouts for the various sizes with rough fabric estimates based on playing around with 8-inch blocks in Electric Quilt. This is a very scrappy friendly pattern and I’ve yet to actually follow these requirements to the letter. Hence the reason I’ve listed the number of squares required and in the case of the 16-patch…the number of 2 1/2 inch strips required versus yardage. But the pattern will give you a rough idea and maybe spark some layout ideas of your own. I’ve used scraps with one, a jelly roll with one, and fat quarters with another….when all else fails, hit the stash!
PDF Pattern: Arkansas Crossroads Revised 26 November 2018)
I love the Arkansas crossroads 1 you made for your sister in the tans and browns. I Like the blend of colors and would like to do it in purples, oranges, burgundies with a cream crossroad. Is there a pattern to your colors? I am a novice and could use some help in knowing how many colors and how much would be needed.
Thank you
Janet
Hi Janet,
I used a of jelly for that particular quilt. I forget how many different fabrics there were…there were some repeats but I believe there were at least 30. There was no particular order to placing them in the 16 patch blocks. I just tried to have 16 different fabrics for each one. It’s easy to over think it. The number of strips required depends on the size you want to o make. The pattern gives you the number of jelly roll strips necessary for each of the sizes. It also gives you yardage amounts if you prefer to go that route. You want to alternate the range of shades as well…light,medium, dark. Spread those out. And there is absolutely no reason you can’t make each block with fabrics arranged the same way. It such a versatile pattern and why I keep making it. 🙂
Thank you for posting your revised version. I love this quilt and was looking for the pattern. Like you said, its impossible to find so I appreciate your taking on the challenge and putting a comprehensive pattern out there!
I downloaded this pattern, but is there a mistake on the B block that is 3″ x3″? When I made my X block using the 41/2 block C with the 3″ block it does not match up with the sixteen patch. I used a 1/4 seam
Try trimming the 3″ square to 2 7/8″ before attaching to the 4 1/2″ square. Your cross block seams should then match up to the 16 patch block seams. Hoping this is what you are asking. 🙂
Thanks for getting back so soon. I went ahead and trimmed the 3 ” block to 2 1/2 ” and it is working great. I am well on my way to making this quilt for my son. Love the pattern. I am using black patterns with cream patterns and a cream back ground. Thanks!