Homemade DIY Heat Pack Tutorial

First, cut your fabric to the desired size. Mine was 30×15 cm {12X6 Inches}. It’s a large homemade heating pad.

Then putting together the front and back pieces right sides together, trace your layout.

I left 1cm (1/4 inch) seam allowance from the edge on each side and traced lines every 7 cm (2.75 inches). This will make the rice pockets.

Or course this will be only for reference you will see why in a bit.

Cut a string of ribbon about double the length of your heat pack.

Fold in half.

view of string of ribbon on open fabric marked with measurements

Place it in between both fabrics lengthwise about in the middle of one of the short sides.

Pin in place.

Stitch along the sides leaving one long side open.

Turn it right side out. Press.

This is where I was talking about the reference.

Your lines are now inside but you can make a few dashes so you know where to stitch.

Fold your open side edges inwards to make a hem. Pin in place.

I do this because it’s easier to fill each pocket and then stitch them close later.

Stitch around the edges again (french seam) to make it look prettier.

Stitch each pocket’s lines.

Cut all the remaining threads.

Using a large funnel fill 3/4 of each pocket with white or jasmine rice.

Optionally you can add a few drops of essential oils in each pocket

Using a pin, Close each pocket really close to the top of the rice. Sorry I completely forgot to take a picture of this step. But once you have filled a pocket just press all the rice down press closing the pocket right where the rice is and pin. This is only to make it easy to stitch close the heat pack.

When you are done filling the pockets and pinning each one, just stitch along the edge.

Remove the pins and let the rice spread.

Roll the heat pack and tie it with your ribbon and make a cute bow.

There you go! You are done! You can make more in different colors.