Its A Wrap~

A therapeutic rice wrap, that is. :-)

The last gifts I sewed before Christmas were 4 of the therapeutic rice wraps.

I knew if I made one for one person, everyone else would want one. LOL

I decided to base the size on a hand towel because I wanted to make open ended covers for them.

The embroidery designs are from various Anita Goodesign sets.

I used cotton fabric, thread etc for the actual rice bag that you can heat in the microwave.

I just measured to make them slightly longer than the towels, and as wide as a folded towel.  

I did sew channels to help distribute the rice and did this by pressing folds into the tube~ folded in half and then each half in half again. Filled a channel with about 2 cups of rice, pinned it to keep the rice in place, and sewed it closed, closing the end after the last 2 cups of rice was added.

They were a hit! Two got used on Christmas day for sore backs and necks. LOL 

Whew! I feel like I really accomplished a lot of Christmas sewing, but next year? I am starting sooner! ;-)

Until next year~  ;-)

Happy stitchin'!