If you've ever wished a Christmas collection would just hand you everything — the feature print, the cute critters, the checks, the stripes, a panel — Riley Blake's Northern Christmas is that collection. Twenty-plus coordinated pieces in a classic red, green, black and neutral palette, with woodland mice and snowmen doing the charming and buffalo checks doing the heavy lifting. All prints run $13.49 per yard, with the panel at $13.80.
The Feature Prints
- Northern Christmas Panel — the collection scene, ready for a fast panel quilt
- Main print in Red, Green and Neutral
The Critters
- Mice in Red, Green and Black — tiny woodland mice in stocking caps, the collection's signature
- Snowmen in Red, Green and Neutral
- Whimsical Trees in Red, Neutral and Black
The Workhorses
- Stars in Red, Neutral and Black
- Star Stripes in Red, Green and Neutral
- Buffalo Check in Red, Green and Black — the prints that make everything else look intentional
How I'd Use It
Northern Christmas is built for the classic cabin-Christmas look. Start the panel with buffalo-check borders and star-stripe binding for a two-evening wall quilt. For a full-size quilt, alternate mice and snowmen prints in simple blocks, sash in neutral stars, and border in buffalo check — the black colorways keep the palette from going saccharine. This line also makes outstanding stockings, tree skirts and pillowcases, since the checks and stripes fussy-cut beautifully on the bias.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the buffalo check printed or woven?
It's printed quilting cotton, so it pieces and presses exactly like the rest of the collection with no stretch or raveling issues that woven checks can bring.
How many fabrics do I need for a coordinated Christmas quilt?
Five to seven from one collection is the sweet spot: one feature print, two critter prints, and two or three geometrics. Northern Christmas gives you three colorway lanes (red, green, black/neutral) so the mix stays balanced.
What size quilt does the panel make?
With one border of buffalo check and a binding, the panel finishes as a generous wall hanging or crib-size quilt — add a second wide border to reach lap size.
