Red-Nosed Reindeer Quilt
Finished community quilt, shared by QuiltNTime, 31 October 2026
by QuiltNTime
Red-Nosed Reindeer Quilt by QuiltNTime is a finished quilt in the Quiltler community: 41" × 41", 9 blocks, 409 pieces and 5 fabrics on a straight grid, shared 31 October 2026.
At a glance
- Finished size
- 41" × 41"
- Blocks
- 9 blocks
- Pieces
- 409
- Fabrics
- 5
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How it's made
Antlers, pointed ears and a shiny red nose, all from squares and strips.
Reindeer are the only deer where the females grow antlers too. In North America, they're caribou.
Start with the eyes: two black squares, with brown between and either side.
Tiny tan corners turn a red square into a round, shiny nose. Sew a tan square each side for the muzzle.
Stack a brown forehead, the eyes, a brown strip and the muzzle. Navy corners taper it to the nose.
A brown corner on each navy side piece makes an ear. Sew one either side of the face.
Navy corners on opposite sides leave a tan diagonal. Make six, and turn three a quarter turn.
Sew each antler as a four-patch, so the branches fork upward and lean out.
Sew the antlers between navy strips and onto his head, with navy top and bottom so neighbours never touch.
Nine of them and a red border make a merry wall hanging.
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About this quilt
A red-nosed reindeer from squares: branching antlers, pointed ears and a round red nose, with no curves or templates. 12½″ unfinished (12″ finished).
CUT • Navy: two 3½ × 6½″, four 2½″ squares, twelve 2″ squares, two 1½ × 4½″, one 2½ × 4½″, two 12½ × 1½″ • Brown: two 2 × 1½″, one 1½″ square, one 6½ × 2½″, one 6½ × 1½″, two 2½″ squares • Tan: eight 2½″ squares, four 1″ squares • Red: one 2½″ square • Black: two 1½″ squares
MAKE • Eyes: brown 2 × 1½″, black 1½″, brown 1½″, black 1½″, brown 2 × 1½″ in a row • Nose: tan 1″ squares on all four corners of the red 2½″; sew a tan 2½″ each side • Face: brown 6½ × 2½″, the eye row, brown 6½ × 1½″, the nose row; navy 2½″ squares on the two bottom corners • Ears: a brown 2½″ square on the top inner corner of each navy 3½ × 6½″; sew one each side of the face • Antlers: navy 2″ squares on two opposite corners of each tan 2½″; turn three a quarter turn. Sew two four-patches, each with a navy 2½″ in its outer bottom corner, so the branches fork up and lean out • Navy 1½ × 4½″, antler, navy 2½ × 4½″, antler, navy 1½ × 4½″; sew it onto the face, then navy 12½ × 1½″ top and bottom
TIP: the antler corners overlap, so sew, trim and press one before you add the other.
OTHER SIZES: for a 24″ reindeer, cut every piece at twice its size less ½″ (a 2½″ square becomes 4½″).
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