| For those with cold feet, you can easily warm up any | | | | they like fill it up and just hand stitch across the top of |
| Engagement party tootsies with this excellent party | | | | the pillow. |
| craft item. Have all the guests make their own rice | | | | Once you've filled the inner pillow with rice and stitched |
| pillows! This year, instead of throwing rice, you can put | | | | it, you can make your outer pillow sack. Pin the right |
| it to good use by using it to fill up soft pillows that can | | | | sides of the outer cover fabric together and stitch only |
| be warmed in the microwave. | | | | the long sides closed. Turn right side out and fit over |
| Warm Pillows | | | | inner Engagement pillow filled with rice. If you like you |
| For this fun Engagement craft idea you'll need the | | | | can add a nice hem to the open side of the outer |
| following items to make one pillow; a piece of 100% | | | | pillow case. Now you've completed your engagement |
| cotton woven or knit fabric that measures 10 ½ | | | | pillow, which is just perfect for warming those cold |
| inches by 21 inches, a piece of 100% solid cotton | | | | feet. |
| woven or knit fabric for inside pillow that measures 10 | | | | Be sure to pick out a bunch of different fabric styles |
| ½ inches by 21 inches, roughly 4 cups of dry rice, | | | | for your Engagement pillows. So guests can pick out |
| sewing thread, and sewing needles. | | | | the fabric style to suite their personalities. Be sure to |
| Begin your Engagement Craft pillow by folding the | | | | tell your guests to remove their outer pillow cases |
| rectangle for the inner pillow cover in half lengthwise, | | | | before microwaving their rice pillows for warmth. It |
| wrong sides together. Stitch across long side and one | | | | takes about two minutes to heat up in the microwave. |
| of the short sides, leaving one short side open. It might | | | | Also it's a good idea to place a mug of water in the |
| be easier for you to begin these craft pillows for your | | | | microwave with the pillow, so you get a moist heat |
| guests on the sewing machine by sewing up the sides | | | | and it doesn't dry out the contents of your pillow too |
| of the fabric pieces in advance. Then your | | | | much. As anything can catch fire if let in the |
| engagement party guests can choose the pillow fabric | | | | microwave too long. |