Ceramic matrix composite reinforced material

A method comprising:

• inserting a plurality of ceramic matrix composite (CMC) reinforcing pins into a major surface of a ceramic fiber preform, wherein each CMC reinforcing pin of the plurality of CMC reinforcing pins defines a respective long axis, and wherein, as the plurality of CMC reinforcing pins are inserted into the major surface, the respective long axes are oriented at an angle substantially perpendicular to the major surface;
• forming a matrix of material within pores of the ceramic fiber preform to form a CMC component, wherein the matrix of material substantially surrounds the ceramic fiber preform and at least a portion of each respective CMC reinforcing pin;
• and
• forming a coating on the major surface of the CMC component, wherein the coating comprises at least one of an environmental barrier coating (EBC), a thermal barrier coating (TBC), a calcia-magnesia-alumino-silicate (CMAS) resistant layer, or an abradable coating,
• wherein a first section of at least one CMC reinforcing pin of the plurality of CMC reinforcing pins is embedded in the coating,
• wherein a second section of the at least one CMC reinforcing pin of the plurality of CMC reinforcing pins is embedded in the CMC component,
• wherein the plurality of CMC reinforcing pins comprises a first average pin spacing along an x-axis of the major surface and a second average pin spacing along a y-axis of the major surface, and
• wherein the first average pin spacing is different from the second average pin spacing.