Rice Packs

Today's Block Count: 0

I did successfully attach my binding to my Vomit quilt. So now I just have to get myself to sit down and watch something while I hand stitch it. Then I also chatted with my mom. And since I didn't want to just sit there, I pulled out 2 fat quarters and made 5 more rice packs.

I've been wanting a bigger one, and I also wanted to make it 2 layers of cotton so it wouldn't feel like it was burning me straight out of the microwave. I love these as hot packs because they conform nicely, and the smell of warm rice is actually comforting to me. I used 1 fat quarter and just folded it together for the pink one, and made 4 out of the blue fat quarter in hopes that I will be able to find one once in a while. My boys love to play with my original one, it has definitely seen better days. I've had it for more than 10 years. On the pink one I also put an extra line of stitching down the middle to create 2 pockets. This will be nice to hold it on to a shoulder or fold over a waistband if I am having abdominal pain.

I also discovered that the pink one (slightly over filled with rice so nice and heavy) also works to hold down a button for an AFK Fish Farm in Minecraft (Away from Keyboard). I set this up tonight because I need lily pads to cover some water blocks that are going to hydrate a new farm I'm setting up. Lily pads can only be obtained by fishing or by finding them in a swamp area...and I didn't feel like exploring tonight. Now I can work on trying to get them while sewing, or reading...or watching April the Giraffe.

Tomorrow, will start off with a monster making session. When I asked Nate what he wanted to give his friend that was his request. I think he liked that I made one for the last birthday party he went to. I have enlarged the pattern this time because the arms and legs were annoying to turn last time.