Christmas Vacation Fabric by Sweetwater for Moda Fabrics

Christmas Vacation by Sweetwater for Moda Fabrics celebrates the excitement, traditions and memories wrapped up in going home—or getting away—for Christmas.

Sweetwater describes “Christmas Vacation” as something that can mean different things to different people: the excitement of a child dreaming about time away from school, the traditional trip home to family or even the famous Christmas movie of the same name. Whatever comes to mind, the collection is designed around the joy of the Christmas season.

The result is a playful assortment of 31 premium cotton prints filled with cars carrying Christmas trees, florals, plaids, snowflakes, music, words, dots and versatile textured coordinates.

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Cars, Christmas Trees and a Holiday Road Trip

One of the most recognizable motifs in Christmas Vacation is the collection's whimsical little cars carrying Christmas trees.

They appear across cream, aqua, green, red and black grounds, surrounded by tiny falling snowflakes and stars. Different cars carry different trees, giving the print the charming feeling of families heading home after choosing the perfect Christmas tree.

It's a playful focal print that immediately establishes the personality of the collection without limiting it to a single type of Christmas project.

Classic Christmas Plaids

Sweetwater balances the novelty prints with several classic plaids.

Red and cream, aqua and red, olive green and red, and black and cream combinations bring a cozy homespun quality to the collection. These fabrics can support the busier focal prints while also working beautifully for borders, bindings, quilt blocks and handmade Christmas accessories.

Christmas Florals

Tiny flowers and berries soften the collection and introduce another scale of print.

The florals appear in combinations of red, cream, aqua and green, giving quilters versatile coordinates that can move easily between the collection's cars, plaids, words and other holiday motifs.

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Snowflakes and Winter Prints

Snowflakes are scattered throughout Christmas Vacation, from the tiny flakes surrounding the cars to allover winter prints in aqua, green and red.

These designs give the collection a distinctly wintry personality while remaining versatile enough to use beyond a single novelty Christmas print.

Explore more Snowflake Fabric for additional winter coordinates.

Words, Music and Christmas Memories

Christmas Vacation also incorporates handwritten words and musical notes into the assortment.

The text prints feel almost like handwritten Christmas memories, with phrases and references woven across the fabric in red, black and green. Musical-note prints bring another familiar part of the season into the collection: Christmas music.

Together, these prints give the assortment an informal, scrapbook-like quality that works beautifully beside the cars, plaids and florals.

Versatile Textures and Coordinates

Not every print needs to be the star of the quilt.

Christmas Vacation includes dots, tiny motifs, subtle directional designs and textured-looking coordinates that help connect the larger focal prints.

These fabrics are especially useful for patchwork, backgrounds, borders, sashing and binding where a quieter print can give the eye somewhere to rest.

Browse more Textured Fabric for additional coordinates.

A Fresh Christmas Color Palette

Christmas Vacation uses familiar holiday colors but gives them a distinctly Sweetwater personality.

Christmas red and evergreen are joined by soft aqua, olive green, cream and black, creating a palette that feels nostalgic without being overly traditional.

The aqua adds a cool winter note, cream softens the collection, and black provides contrast against the brighter reds and greens.

31 Premium Cotton Prints

Christmas Vacation includes 31 premium cotton prints.

The assortment provides an excellent balance between focal and supporting fabrics. Cars carrying Christmas trees, text prints and bold plaids create personality, while small florals, dots, snowflakes and textured coordinates make the collection easy to use in patchwork.

That variety gives quilters plenty of options for building an entire Christmas project within one coordinated collection.

Christmas Vacation Precuts

Shabby Fabrics plans to carry Christmas Vacation in an especially broad selection of Moda precuts:

Fat Quarter Bundle, Fat Eighth Bundle, Jelly Roll, Layer Cake, Charm Pack and Mini Charm Pack.

That gives quilters choices ranging from generous fat quarters and fat eighths to strips and precut squares.

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Christmas Vacation Fat Quarter Bundle

A Christmas Vacation Fat Quarter Bundle provides generous cuts from across the collection and is an excellent choice when you want to showcase the cars, plaids, text and larger motifs while still having plenty of fabric for patchwork.

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Christmas Vacation Fat Eighth Bundle

A Christmas Vacation Fat Eighth Bundle provides a broad assortment of the collection while keeping the cuts manageable for patchwork quilts.

Pair it with one of our Fat Eighth Friendly Quilt Patterns.

Christmas Vacation Jelly Roll

A Christmas Vacation Jelly Roll brings the collection's Christmas reds, greens, aquas, creams and blacks together in precut strips ready for strip piecing.

Browse Jelly Rolls and find a project among our Jelly Roll Friendly Quilt Patterns.

Christmas Vacation Layer Cake

The larger squares in a Christmas Vacation Layer Cake give Sweetwater's cars, plaids, text and florals room to remain recognizable in a quilt.

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Christmas Vacation Charm Pack

A Christmas Vacation Charm Pack is an easy way to combine many of the collection's prints in smaller-scale Christmas patchwork.

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Christmas Vacation Mini Charm Pack

A Christmas Vacation Mini Charm Pack puts the collection's colors and smaller motifs into miniature precut squares perfect for small patchwork projects.

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Twinkle & Frost Quilt Kit

One of the featured projects for Christmas Vacation is Twinkle & Frost, and Shabby Fabrics plans to carry it as a quilt kit.

The quilt measures approximately 49" × 49" and combines nine sampler-style sections with Christmas motifs and classic patchwork. Snowmen, trees, stars, checkerboard blocks and seasonal words including Snowy, Believe, Peace, Joy, Star, Wish, Merry, Love and Noel create a charming Christmas sampler.

It's a wonderful showcase for the collection because it uses both the whimsical Christmas imagery and the traditional patchwork personality of Christmas Vacation.

Make More with Christmas Vacation Fabric

Christmas Vacation isn't limited to bed quilts.

The collection's plaids, cars, florals, words and smaller coordinates are excellent choices for table runners, table toppers, placemats, wall hangings, bags, totes and handmade Christmas gifts.

Sweetwater even shows the collection made into festive totes and small gift bags, which suits the collection's playful personality particularly well.

Browse Quilt Patterns, Table Runner Patterns, Table Topper Patterns, Placemat Patterns, Wall Hanging Patterns and Bags & Totes Patterns.

Shop Christmas Vacation Fabric at Shabby Fabrics

Bring a little holiday road-trip fun to your sewing room with Christmas Vacation by Sweetwater for Moda Fabrics.

Choose from yardage and coordinating Fat Quarter Bundles, Fat Eighth Bundles, Jelly Rolls, Layer Cakes, Charm Packs and Mini Charm Packs, or make the collection the star of your holiday sewing with the Twinkle & Frost Quilt Kit.

FAQs

What is Christmas Vacation fabric?

Christmas Vacation is a Christmas fabric collection by Sweetwater for Moda Fabrics. It combines whimsical cars carrying Christmas trees with plaids, florals, snowflakes, text, musical notes, dots and coordinating prints.

Who designed Christmas Vacation fabric?

Sweetwater designed Christmas Vacation for Moda Fabrics. Browse more Sweetwater Fabric.

How many fabrics are in the Christmas Vacation collection?

Christmas Vacation includes 31 premium cotton prints.

What colors are in Christmas Vacation fabric?

The collection combines Christmas red, evergreen and olive green with soft aqua, cream and black.

Does Christmas Vacation have car fabric?

Yes. Cars carrying Christmas trees are one of the collection's signature motifs and appear on several different colored backgrounds.

Does Christmas Vacation include plaid fabric?

Yes. Christmas Vacation includes multiple plaids in combinations such as red and cream, aqua and red, green and red, and black and cream.

Does Christmas Vacation have floral fabric?

Yes. Several small-scale floral and berry prints coordinate with the collection's cars, plaids and Christmas motifs. Browse more Floral Fabric.

Does Christmas Vacation have snowflake fabric?

Yes. Snowflakes and snow-inspired motifs appear throughout the collection. Browse additional Snowflake Fabric.

Does Christmas Vacation include text fabric?

Yes. The collection includes handwritten-style text prints in several colors as well as musical-note prints that add to its nostalgic Christmas personality.

What Christmas Vacation precuts will Shabby Fabrics carry?

Shabby Fabrics plans to carry a Fat Quarter Bundle, Fat Eighth Bundle, Jelly Roll, Layer Cake, Charm Pack and Mini Charm Pack.

Is there a Christmas Vacation quilt kit?

Yes. Shabby Fabrics plans to carry the Twinkle & Frost Quilt Kit, featuring Christmas sampler blocks made with the Christmas Vacation collection.

How large is the Twinkle & Frost quilt?

The finished Twinkle & Frost quilt measures approximately 49" × 49".

Can I use a Christmas Vacation Jelly Roll for a quilt?

Yes. Christmas Vacation works well for strip-pieced projects. Browse Jelly Roll Friendly Quilt Patterns.

Can I use a Christmas Vacation Layer Cake for a quilt?

Yes. The larger precut squares are particularly useful for preserving recognizable motifs such as the cars, plaids and text prints. Browse Layer Cake Friendly Quilt Patterns.

What can I make with Christmas Vacation fabric?

Christmas Vacation works beautifully for Christmas quilts, table runners, table toppers, placemats, wall hangings, tote bags, gift bags and handmade holiday gifts.

Where can I buy Christmas Vacation fabric?

Christmas Vacation by Sweetwater for Moda Fabrics is coming to Shabby Fabrics, with yardage, six popular precut formats and the Twinkle & Frost Quilt Kit planned.