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Santa’s Reindeer Blocks for 100 Blocks Magazine


Just in time to wish you a Very Merry Christmas!
It’s Rudolph! And his other Santa’s Reindeer friend. Made into a delightful door banner.

The front is made entirely from Kona Cotton Solids: Biscuit for the faces, Brown for the antlers, Black for the eyes and nose, Cardinal for Rudolph’s nose and the lettering, and Snow for the background. How appropriate!

I searched around online back in July for suitable backing and binding fabrics. I was hoping to find something with deer. But not a cartoon deer. A realistic deer. The backing is Winter Garden by Susan Winget for Steele Creek Studio, which I found at Fabric.com.

I made corner tabs for hanging. As this door banner finishes at just over 12″ in width, this is a perfect method of hanging – using a wooden ruler picked up from the Dollar Store! I just need to drill a hole in the center of the ruler and tuck the ends of the ruler into those tabs for an invisible hanger.

The striped binding is Winter Celebration by Sandy Lynam Clough for Red Rooster Fabrics and is a nice match to the reds in the backing. Those spots on the stripes are actually silver. And these fun stripes make me think of candy canes!

Using plain white thread, I quilted using the organic wavy lines. As usual. This reminds me of the drifting snow that will soon be making it’s way across the open fields and blowing up and plugging up our driveway.

And this time I joyfully quilted right over those applique letters. When making letters for applique, you have to remember to trace them onto the paper backed fusible web as a mirror image. The fusible web is then pressed onto the wrong side of your fabric. And when you peel off the paper backing and apply the letters to your background, they will be facing the correct way. I used Kona Cardinal for the letters and a matching red thread in a tight zig-zag stitch to finish off the raw edges.

The Santa’s Reindeer door banner measures 12″ x 36″
and was my 54th use of my 100 labels ordered from Ikaprint.
These are the original blocks I submitted to the 100 Blocks magazine for consideration.
Each block finishes at 12″ square.

Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks, Volume 12 includes my Santa’s Reindeer 12″ block and can be found at your fave fabric shop or newsstand beginning today!!!!


The Santa’s Reindeer is now available as an instant download pdf pattern in my shop here!!!

You COULD use a Santa’s Reindeer block or two to make a couple of quilted cushions.

Like the ones I made for my sister for Christmas.
And nothing says “Santa Stops Here” like these blocks made in the
likeness of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and his friend!
Then I drew up this design for a 36″ x 36″ quilt, too.
That’s 9 reindeer in all.
This includes all of Santa’s Reindeer:
“Now, Dasher! Now, Dancer! Now, Prancer, and Vixen!”
“On, Comet! On, Cupid! On, Donner, and Blitzen!”
AND Rudolph!

“Now, Quilter! Now, Stitcher! Now, Sewist, and Seamstress!”

“On, Crafter! On, Maker! On, Appliquer, and Artisan!”
AND you, Sew Fresh Quilts Follower! Rush out to purchase YOUR copy of 100 Blocks NOW!!!

Rush over to purchase YOUR copy of the Santa’s Reindeer pattern NOW!!!
If you are new around here, I’d like to say, “WELCOME!”
Take your time and have a look around.
It’s always a pleasure to make new friends!

 

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Keep On Quilting On!

228 Responses

  11. Great idea to use triangle corners for hanging rulers, and I saw one reindeer hiding in the corner!! Yes please, I would so love to win a book of blocks.( and I did like how you told us what fabrics were used for each part)

  14. Just awesome, Lorna! You designed an extremely clever and festive block just in time for holiday sewing too. 😃 🎄 You have such an awesome sense of humour too! I know our paths will cross one day and we will get to meet each other in oerson! Congrats on being a Covergirl! You are such a beauty!

  17. I love this idea, it would be fun to have a house done up with these, wall hanging, cushions, table runner, even Christmas sacks. Thank you for a great giveaway too. x

  19. I love the block and Santa will be here soon. My daughter lives and teaches high school math in Albuquerque. Yesterday she sent a pic of the school parking lot covered with snow. So the season is definitely upon us. Thank for the giveaways.

  22. Darling block and what a gorgeous quilt it will make. Your block is on my to-do list, hehe.Congratulations on being in Quiltmaker's 100, Vol.12.!usairdoll(at)gmail(dot)com

  24. You amaze me, what all the different patterns that you come up with! Each one is cuter than the last. The Backing of your deer runner is so perfect, Love how it looks. Hugs, Heide

  27. I love following your blog. Love your reindeer blocks. Love that your patterns are the traditional rotary cutting kind :)! That's my favorite method too. (Little puzzles, put together with thread). Thanks for this giveaway chance!

  40. Great job on your post, Lorna! I love your reindeer so much, in fact I've made a whole quilt from this block. I'll post it soon. That's one of the perks of writing the 100 Blocks patterns, I have them early! Thanks for being with us on the Blog Tour this week–we really appreciate it. Have a great day! Btw, did you see the post by Sherri Noel? Gotta check it out!!!Diane at Quiltmaker

  42. I love it! I just made a Dog Gone Cute block, which was WAY easier than I thought it would be, so I know I can do this one, too. Your wall hanging turned out great!

  45. Super block. I can hardly wait to get a copy of 100 Blocks so I can make a banner for one special little boy. Thanks for sharing.

  53. Congratulations I love your animal blocks. always so wonderful. your reindeer is so great. Making it into a door hanger is perfect. and that back fabric is just too wonderful. Thanks for sharing.

  56. This is the one – the one holiday project I'm going to make. Oh it's so cute! Can't wait to start! Thanks Lorna – you are SEW clever! I'm so glad I found you and your blog!

  64. Lorna, I think I'm ready for snow now…or at least Santa:)Loving your signature wavy line quilting, indeed it looks like drifting snow.bluestarof2(at)yahoo(dot)com

  65. Lorna, its truly adorable and so perfect for the upcoming seasons. Our family has an ongoing joke about reindeer games and this block could be so cool played in many ways.

  66. Congratulations, Lorna! Is this your first 100 Blocks publication? I love those magazines and I can't wait to get my hands on this one. Your reindeer are really cute, and I love the Santa Stops Here hanging. I would never have thought of using a dollar store ruler with a hole drilled in it for hanging little quilts, but it's a great idea!

  73. That is the cutest Christmas block!! Gotta get my hands on that magazine and make a pillow :)Congratulations cover girl 😉 It's well deserved !

  74. This reindeer is adorable! Great design and thank you for the chance to win a copy of Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks. I love seeing all the new blocks!

  81. Congratulations on having a block accepted as one of the 100. I had so much fun participating in Dog Gone Cute. There will be more of your quilts in my life.

  85. A member of my quilt guild is actively involved in a charity that provides quilts for disadvantaged teens. Their goal is to provide a quilt for each of these teens (many of whom who have never had a real family!) I sent her to your gallery, Lorna, to show her how you use those organic wavy lines for quilting. It's such a great way to quilt and can be done with feed dogs up!

  92. Your reindeer block is my favorite so far! Even one of the other featured designers (Sherri Noel) paired it with her block for a great holiday project. What a fun use for it. Thanks!

  93. Lorna, this is a most delightful block, and since I can never resist making your patterns, I'm sure I'll be whipping up at least one of these, too! Funny,mthough, I can never stop at just one! XO

  98. What an absolutely CUTE reindeer block! I need to make this for my son's family up in WA right away! Thanks for putting me in a Christmas frame of mind.

  99. Wow Wee Congratulations Lorna! That is quite an honor to have your block in Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks! Your reindeer is sew adorable!

  107. Congratulations on the cover. I love your patterns and can't wait to get my copy of the magazine so I can make this block into a lap quilt for myself.

  138. Love the reindeer. You are sew talented!!! Now I have to make one of these. I am still working on the so dog gone cute one. Just can't keep up with you. Karen

  156. Hi Lorna! I'm also a vol. 12 designer and I'm just popping around to visit all the other blog tour participants. Your Santa's Reindeer block is just so fun! You always come up with the cutest ideas! Congratulations on a great design!

  157. Lorna, you always have the most creative ideas! I would make this reindeer block into a wall hanging for the inside of my door during the holidays. it would always put a smile on my face when I leave the house! duchick at gmail dot com

  160. Congratulations Lorna! I am so happy for you. I really love your block. The reindeer block would make the cutest wall hanging. But you have made so many cute little animal blocks this year. All of them are so adorable. Thank you for the giveaway.

  161. Its nice to know that your Reindeer block is in the Quilter's 100 Block book. Congratulations. i follow you on Bloglovin.leena

  188. I love this block! I have a two year old niece that loves deer- I am going to make her a pillow for Christmas! After I saw this post yesterday, I ran out to try and pick up the magazine, but our Joann's didn't have it yet. Going to check a couple other places today.

  213. This is such a cute Christmas idea – or a slight change of fabrics and perfect for that deer hunter in your life!

  223. Oh goo!! I am so excited for you that this block is published in 100 Blocks! I've been watching on Instagram since you very first we're working on this block and had even asked when you were releasing the pattern for Rudolf…now I've got my answer!! Congratulations again! Alexandra.dezenzo@gmail.com

  226. Wonderful block. So glad for you to be in Quiltmaker 12. Keeping my fingers crossed to win a copy. Happy Thanksgiving to you and all you family and followers. poladydwd(at)yahoo(dot)com

  227. Such fun! Looks hard, but like all the other blocks you've designed, looks are deceiving. Nice job. I'll have to make this….

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