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 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).
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.