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Tutorial: Rice-filled foot warmer

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Tutorial: Rice-filled foot warmer

Tutorial: Rice-filled foot warmer

There’s just no getting my feet warm in the winter.  I wear socks or slippers all the time.  Sitting on the couch under a quilt, I find myself trying to tuck the quilt under my feet so absolutely no cold air slips through.  It never works.

Jenna from craft.sew.design shares a cure for cold winter feet.  She created a rice-filled foot warmer.  It sits on the floor, with a big pocket for you to slip your feet into.  Heat it up in the microwave for a few minutes, and it’ll keep your feet all warm and toasty.  The Minky she uses for the lining is surely soft and warm, but it’s not safe for the microwave.  I’d suggest using all cottons for this project.  Or, if you really want that soft Minky (because who wouldn’t?), maybe adapt the pattern so there’s a removable insert?  Then you could heat just the insert and put it into the cover after it’s been microwaved.

Click below for her tutorial:

Foot Warmer Tutorial, by craft.sew.design

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Have you read?

Easy Cosmetics Bag Sewing Pattern

The bag is simple, uses very little fabric (about 2/3rds of a fat quarter), has no fussy inside pockets (although you can add your own if you like), and takes me well less than 30 minutes to print the pattern, cut out and sew. But quick and simple doesn’t mean it’s not awesome!

It’s the sort of bag that is versatile enough to be used for lots of applications, not just cosmetics and toiletries. Keep all your pens and pencils in order, use it for a small first aid kit for the car, keep it in your desk at work for a few headache pills and other personal supplies.

Make some for yourself, for gifts or to sell.