Something About This Print

Each year when I have made corn bags, there is usually a print of fabric that is more requested than others.  One year a very pink fleece was popular; another year was an owl print, but this year seems to be this "northwestern" print.  What I like about this flannel fabric is how versatile it is.  With one cut of the fabric, we can make a 15x5 inch bag look like this-

and with another cut we can have a bag look like this-

I have also made a 10x10 inch size that has a little of both prints in it similar to this-

So far, the 15x5 size has been requested more often.

Now that winter break is here I hope to being sewing more.  We will see what time and life allow :)

Super Sized!

17 x 6 inch flannel heat pack

    Over that past few months I have had a few requests for larger heating pads and one client even special ordered some.  I've always hesitated making them because I wasn't sure how they would fit in a microwave. Well this weekend I finally experimented with making a some.The bags fit in the microwave just fine if you fold them.  The heating time is, of course, is a couple minutes longer.  I let my husband try one out for his neck and he liked how it wrapped around better than the shorter ones I have.

22 x 5 inch heating pack with removable cover. 

This is what the heat pack looks like without the cover. All of these bags are double-stitched to last longer.

When I have more time I will make larger square shaped packs : )

Got Pets? Pouches Perfect for Pooches!

This week was one of the busiest of the year, causing me to race like a super mad lady gone electrocuted. I've just completed this bag for a client whose dog who just had puppies. One of the facts about corn bags that many people forget is how well they keep newborn animals warm. A friend even used to use one for her "elderly" cat.  What a perfect gift for your pets, or for your friend who has pets!

Helpful Tips for Keeping Warm

Here are the latest patterns of microwavable heat packs. 

The packs shown are made with a removable fleece cover. The great thing about the cover is that it can be washed when soiled.

Now that the weather is so chilly these days, we use our heat packs often.  I heat one up to put in my bed before I climb in it at night.  It keeps my feet warm.  Some of my children heat them up to take in the car with them. You can keep them in your lap, put them behind your back or sit on them even!  It sure beats shivering while waiting for the heater to warm up the car.

Keep warm and enjoy winter!

Fleece Corn Bag Covers

Fleece is soo cuddly!  At least half of my corn bag covers are made out of fleece.  Here are the latest patterns I have added to my collection:

These will be listed on ebay this weekend.  Enjoy your weekend :)

Plaids!

A customer ordered this plaid print today.   Plaid can be a little tricky to work with if you want your lines matching together on the front and back.  The nice thing about this fabric is that it didn't do much shrinking during the prewash, which sometimes makes it difficult to keep the lines straight for a project.   I happen to like this particular plaid with the brown and grey colors. My first thought about this color combination is that it wouldn't match well together, but seeing it together like this changes my mind - this print looks great! 

Football Season

We picked up some fabric for our local football team today.  I want to make heating packs with it.  This is a fleece fabric so it is very cozy; perfect for keeping you warm on chilling evenings.  The size for this heat pack is 12 x 8 inches.

Eventually I want to get fabric for other teams.  Each team will most likely be have a different size heat pack since the fabric and logos vary.

I found this Green Bay material from a couple of years that someone special ordered for a heat pack. This particular one is a 13 x 5.5 inch size.  It's also a cozy fleece.  I'll post others as I make them.

Not the Usual Heat Pack

12x4 inch Rice Filled Heat Pack

I made a heat pack today, but I did something I never usually do.  I filled it with rice.  Rice is not usually my choice for filling because  it doesn't usually smell as nice as corn (in my opinion), or stay warm as long when it is heated, so I have been very partial to corn.  But the corn pack I made today was out of the smoochiest material and smaller than the typical size bag I usually make, so I thought it needed a smaller grain to fill it with.  The feel of the smaller grain adds to the smoochy soft material. 

Maybe next time I will fill it with flax seed.

Brown Fleece and Flowers

10x10 Microwavable Heat Pack

I found this cozy fleece recently on the remenant rack.  It's quickly become on of my favorite fabrics. I can just imagine lounge pillows or bolster pillows out of it! Hopefully I will be able to find more of it soon.  For now I've made a few corn pack covers out of it.  It's still to season to stay warm!

Fleece Neck Roll - Corn Filled

This is a neck roll that can be heated in the microwave.  This particular one is made from one of the more popular fleece fabrics I have this year. It's filled with about 3 lbs. of corn.  I let Amy use one last night and she enjoyed it so much that she ended up taking it to bed with her!  The weight of the corn, and the heat at the same time is very soothing and great for relieving neck tension and shoulder pain.

This neck roll can also be use as an ice pack as well.  Just put it in a gallon ziploc bag for a couple of hours to get it nice and cold.

Try using these around your knees, ankles, wrists, and elbows too. : )

Doggy, Doggy, Where's Your Bone!

Several of my clients have ordered heating packs for their cats and/or dogs.  I got an idea to make a bone shaped heat pack.   Will the pets like it more?  What do you think?

15x5 inch Ornate

This heating pack was requested by a customer today.  I have never made this particular print in a 15x5 size (usually 10x10 is reqested), but this came out nice! 

Childrens Heat Packs

Now that winter is here in full force, it's time to keep the little ones bundled and warm.  My little people hate being cold!  When they come in from playing outside they usually ask me for a heat pack for their little hands, noses and ears.  I decided I should make a heat pack that was more their size. So, I found this adorable fabric to make childrens size heat packs. The panels have 5 different animal figures on them: a lion, monkey, zebra, an elephant and alligator.  Each heat pack is 5x5 inches, and have a different animal on each side. They only take 45 seconds to 1 minute before they are heated and ready to go.  This adds more fun to winter!

 

Your Favorite Sports Teams!

My latest endeavor has been creating sports themed heating packs.  I have a few different teams at the moment and will gradually be adding more.   Two different people have requested bags with their favorite team.  Since this is football season, it is easier to get in fabric for those teams.  One of my requests was for someones home baseball team, so I had to special order for that.  It took a little searching, but we found it.  If you would like to see your favorite team on your heating pack let me know.

I know I should have the Seahawks on here, but most of my relatives are Vikings fans!  Don't worry, the Hawks are coming soon.

Black & White Collection

These are the latest heating pack covers.  They are made from soft flannel.  My personal favorite is the dark grey and black, it's even softer that the other two shown!

retro black & white



ornate grey & black



ornate black & white

'Tis the Season

It's here again! The weather is getting colder and people (like me) are finding ways to keep warmer. Orders for Microwavable Corn Bags are picking up and I can see why.  Lately I have been heating one up at night to warm up my feet at bedtime. No more freezing feet in bed. Another thing I have been doing is heating one up on the cold mornings when I need to go out.  It helps me warm up faster to have one in my lap while I'm driving.  Sometimes I even put them between my back and the seat.

Send me your uses for your heat pack!



See Microwavable Heat Pack page for sizes and easy ordering.   Keep warm!