A Third Reindeer Pillow

Here is the front of my third reindeer pillow, fresh from under the foot of my sit-down Sweet Sixteen long-arm. I stitched in my trusty wave pattern using my HQ F-wave ruler with a wave height of 1.5 inches and a wavelength of 4". I usually try to center my pattern, but this time I was more successful than usual. My other two reindeer can be seen in my post for 12/6/25; one reindeer has the same wave pattern and the other reindeer has clamshells. That post also has more details about ruler and cutting out aspects, not repeated here.

I really love this Lella Boutique pattern titled Merry Reindeer. The pieces mesh so well, seams meet flawlessly, and points do not get cut off. The only place I needed to watch which way I pressed the seam was at the base of the antlers, where white meets white. Other seam intersections were very forgiving. How clever and crisp is the branching of the antlers, a real satisfying joy to assemble!

I finished the pillow off with a backing that had not only the same blue as in the front background, but also just enough dash of red to signify Christmas. I remembered, but just barely in the nick of time, to add a name/year grosgrain ribbon label in an upper corner. The bottom edge has a red zipper tucked away.

Two reindeer are alike except for the quilting pattern. Number three has a different background and a different fur color from the first two. I did not have enough fabric to make all three reindeer pillows identical, but I like all three. They are each about 18" square with a 20" pillow form inserted for extra  plumpness. Here are two pillows side by side. But, just like my children, I do not have a favorite. The trio is destined for homes in California, Colorado, and Oklahoma.