Reindeer Xing quilt

This quilt is Reindeer Xing by Lela Boutique. There are 13 reindeer I think, the middle one is Rudolph. See his red nose? 

Here's Rudolph. See the beautiful machine quilting?

I had the perfect label for this quilt, and see the gorgeous, velvety pinky?

The pattern showed lots of gray prints from the Christmas Eve or Christmas Morning fabric lines.  I chose to add a little more color in my quilt. It took forever to make the antlers, lol!

I collated fat quarters after Christmas when they were on sale.

This quilt is perfect for a queen size bed.

I made this quilt while I was on a four day quilt retreat before Halloween. It took me the full days to get it sewn together. I mass produced. I made all 26 antlers first, then created the deers' faces, then on to the half square triangles, etc. 

I'm thrilled that this quilt is finished, I've had it for about two years! 

Thanks for stopping by ❤️

Christmas Secret sewing progress

 I didn't get much English smocking done last week!  I was hoping to get the stitching completed but life and Christmas planning intervened. I'm a little slower than I used to be and need really good light to see. 

I thought the smocking would show up more too.  

I've been collecting Lella Boutique fabric from the Christmas Eve line.

I am planning to make the pattern Reindeer Xing in the new year. I want to make the version with a little bit of red and green, not just grays. 

I've seen this quilt in person, and the blocks are pretty big.

The pattern calls for 3 yards of gray dot fabric but I haven't been able to find it anywhere.  I searched on Etsy and googled the name of the fabric but no luck. One person on Etsy is selling the fabric for $25/yard, but I don't need it that badly. The fabric is used for the background on the reindeer blocks.

I bought 3 yards of some fabric online that is Lella Boutique (from another line) but when I matched it with my other fabrics, I see that it isn't the same tone of gray. I'm not sure if I should use it, or look for another gray that will match better.

Do any of you follow All People Quilt? They do something fun before the new year.  They make available a wish list for quilts you want to make in the new year. There are 12 lines.  Every month they post a number and you are supposed to make or complete that quilt.  I fill it out but don't follow their numbers, I just pick which project I want to begin or finish.  I already have a wish list for the new year and a lot of them are Halloween quilts 😂

 I also want to learn how to do Adobe Illustrator on the computer.  I've wanted to learn for years, I need to set off schedule for myself.

Thanks for following and reading my blog!  I'll see you next week.