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FREE Online Class
Reindeer Pillow Top
This class is open to ALL machine quilters of ALL skill levels!
This class is now open! You can register for this class and view the video instruction at any time of the day or night!

How to Make a Reindeer (or Moose)
Pillow Top from Children's
Handprints and Footprints!

This is the cutest pillow I have seen for a very long time and it is a great gift idea! To view photos Click Here

I heard about this design a few years ago on an email chat list I belong to and I made about six or seven of these for Christmas gifts for Grandchildren and other children in the family.

This was a FUN project - when the whole family was together at Thanksgiving, I took all the kids aside and drew around their hands and feet. I didn't tell them what I was going to use the hand and foot prints for, but they had a good time trying to guess about it!

Then I took their hand and foot prints and made them into these charming - and fairly quick - pillow tops and appliquéing the pieces in place on the quilting machine. The finished pillows were given to the kids on Christmas - and they loved them and the adults loved them too! Even now, a few years later, my grandkids still use their reindeer pillows and my one grandson will not go to sleep without his pillow!

Grandson Nathan's (completed)
Reindeer Pillow. The pillow was made in 2008 when he
was 2 years old.
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Note: I do not know who originally designed this pattern. If you know who it is, please let me know. I would like to formally acknowledge them.

If you would like more information on "hand print art" you can do an internet search or Click Here to go to Amazon.com to view information about hand print art quilt books.

I have put the instructions on how to make the reindeer (or moose) pillow top, including how to do basic machine appliqué on a quilting machine, into a FREE, ONLINE VIDEO CLASS!

Once your pillow top is quilted, it is ready to be made into a completed pillow.

If you would like to learn the EASY way to turn this cute pillow top into a pillow Click Here

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Here is a photo of the project we will be working on in the FREE Online Class.

You will learn how to make and place the appliqué pieces, stitch the background fill in stitching patterns and learn the Free Hand Zig Zag stitching which is around the edges of the fused appliqué.

For more photos of this class project Click Here

To Register for this FREE ONLINE CLASS Click Here

Pillow Photo Gallery
Send photos of your pillows and we will post them
here for all to see!

Jean R of Georgia sent these photos of the pillows she made from her six moth old Grand Daughter's hand and foot prints. She will be sending these pillows to her son who is in the military overseas. I love the "bling" on the girl reindeer!

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Here is the "rest of the story" about the Reindeer Pillows in the photos above. I received an email from Jean R. on December 26, 2010 and,with her permission, I am posting it.
"My son opened the package in front of some of his soldiers and they all said... "I can't believe your mom sent you a reindeer pillow"...and other general kidding comments.

Then he read them the poem I wrote and sent with the pillow.

‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the base,
not a soldier was stirring ‘cause your stuck in this place.
The reindeer are ready to start on their trip,
and Santa’s so happy he’s ready to skip!
In his big bag is a treasure for you,
Hailey’s hand print and foot print,
love from mom and dad, too.
A pillow from her brings her close to your heart,
a smile on your face while you’re so far apart.
Hug this each day and you will receive,
all the love that we have, we can’t wait for your leave!

There was a huge, collective "AWWWWWW" and nothing else was said. Bet they all wish their moms had sent reindeer pillows!!!!!"

Register Here for the FREE CLASS Make a Reindeer Pillow Top As soon as your registration is completed you will be able to view the class video! You will have 30 (thirty) days of unlimited, 24/7 access to this online class. After 30 days you will have to re-register for the class.
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Registration Instructions: Choose the class(es) you want to attend and fill out the form to complete your registration.	Registration Instructions: 1) Enter your user name and password 2) In the Add/Renew Class Section choose the class(es) you want to attend and click Order. 3) Fill out the form to complete your registration.
After you register for this class you will be taken to a Welcome Page where links to the parts of the Reindeer Pillow Top Free Class are listed.

If you have dial up internet, or can't view videos online, you can now purchase this class as a DVD!
How to Make a Reindeer Pillow Top DVD Price covers cost of production and postage	$9.95

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