Reindeer Xing Quilt in Christmas Eve Fabric
On Christmas Eve, we search the skies for reindeer in flight… Here’s a herd of the sweetest reindeer blocks mixed into a wintry forest. This quilt is called “Reindeer Xing” and is another new pattern made up in the Christmas Eve fabric arriving to shops in May.
![Reindeer Xing quilt by Vanessa Goertzen of Lella Boutique. Fabric is Christmas Eve by Lella Boutique for Moda Fabrics (May 2023). Download the pattern](https://blog.lellaboutique.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Reindeer-Xing6-670x1024.jpg)
Reindeer Block Construction
The blocks of “Reindeer Xing” are pieced using a combination of beginner techniques – half square triangles for the tree blocks + easy corner triangles for the deer. I would classify the skill level required for this pattern as “intermediate” – not because of difficulty, but more because there are a lot of pieces to keep track of (and a few of them are small).
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Christmas Eve Fabric
One of my favorite things about the “Reindeer Xing” quilt is the way it highlights the greys of the Christmas Eve collection. A couple Moda Bella Solids are used for the deer (specific SKU info listed below). Christmas Eve fabric arrives May 2023 – so now is the time to put in requests to the shops. For your convenience, below is a list of what you’ll need to make “Reindeer Xing” in Christmas Eve:
Materials Needed:
- 6 fat quarters of assorted grey prints* (SKUs #5181-12, #5181-13, #5182-13, #5183-12, #5184-13, #5186-13)
- 1 yard light grey accent fabric* (SKU #5187-12)
- 3 yards dark grey fabric (SKU #5187-13)
- 2 yards white background fabric (SKU #5187-21)
- 1-1/4 yards 9900 194 “Sienna” brown fabric (SKU #9900-194 “Sienna”)
- 3/8 yard 9900 284 “Charcoal” fabric (SKU #9900-284 “Charcoal)
- 5/8 yard white fabric for antlers (SKU #5187-21)
- 3/4 yard binding fabric (SKU #5181-16)
- 6-1/4 yards backing fabric (SKU #5182-13)
- 89” x 89” batting
* NOTE: To make more colorful/scrappy tree blocks, use (1) Layer Cake® (24 squares 10” x 10”) and nix the (6) fat quarters and [1 yard] light grey fabric.
Quilt Details
- Pattern: “Reindeer Xing” by Lella Boutique
- Finished Block: 16″ x 16″
- Finished Quilt: 80-1/2″ x 80-1/2″
- Fabric: Christmas Eve by Lella Boutique for Moda Fabrics (arriving May 2023) + Moda Bella Solids
- Pieced by: Me
- Quilted by: Katie Malan of Katie’s Quilting Co.
- Pantograph: “Geo Tree Farm” by Mistletoe Quilting
9 Comments
Kathy
October 6, 2022 at 7:02 pmThis is absolutely adorable! Is it wrong that I want to drop every single thing I’m working on and make this?! LOL!
Karen Dudley
October 7, 2022 at 12:28 pmThis is so cute! I can’t wait for your Christmas line to come out. My biggest dilemma – do I make one nose red?
lellaboutique
October 11, 2022 at 1:17 pmThat sounds like a cute idea! I would have loved to do that – but apparently a red nose on a reindeer is trademarked so I couldn’t sell it that way.
Joni Jecklin
December 6, 2022 at 12:55 pmHi Karen! I had already decided to do the same thing! 🙂 There is only one Rudolph, after all.
This quilt is just adorable, and I am excited to get started when the fabrics are available. When I finished my Christmas Morning quilt, my daughter loved it. I’m working on hers right now.
Vanessa, you are so talented. Thank you!
Joni
Karen Dudley
October 7, 2022 at 12:35 pmThat is so cute! My biggest dilemma – whether to make one nose red!
Kelly Fortier
February 10, 2023 at 3:10 pmI have the pattern and I will definitely make one red!
Christine
October 12, 2022 at 3:39 pmSoo cute! Will you be offering a kit for this? I love the greys, too! All the fabrics in the Christmas Eve collection are perfect!
Cindy
August 5, 2023 at 6:13 pmLove this quilt but would like to make it smaller for a child! Any suggestions?
Rosemary B
September 8, 2023 at 11:30 amCindy, just make less blocks. I think a smaller quilt would be cute.