lawsonmugs

I have seen the neck ones and they are shaped like a toilet seat....or horseshoe. good luck

KS quilter

I have never made or used the rice bags, but I hear they are
wonderful. I did make about 30 corn bags last year as Christmas gifts. They are not a very exciting gift, UNTIL you need them and then are priceless. My husband just went
to the grain elevator and bought a couple of 5 gal. buckets of
corn. It's not expensive. Mine were larger than the rice
bags and I made pillow cases for each. Had a daughter do
machine applique of "His" or "Hers" . I've used mine many, many times
and they can be put in the microwave or freezer, depending
on which you need.

Lobster

A tip if you're making rice/wheat bags: make sure you don't use a strong coloured fabric. I bought one once which had a purple fabric, and it stained all my sheets blue. A friend bought me a shaped rice bag for my shoulders the other year, and I've never dared use it because it's red.

It can be a good idea to make an inner pouch, which will be filled with rice/wheat and sealed, and an outer removable one which can be washed. Unfortunately, this occurred to me after making a couple of very pretty one-piece embroidered rice bags!

One of the most important things for me for preventing pain when quilting is to take lots of breaks and do stretches. I strongly recommend stretchclock.com for this purpose, it's free and you can set it to remind you to do the little stretches as often as you like. They're designed for office workers, so they target the right spots: back, shoulders, hands etc.

dorrell ann

I have read about them but have not used them.

Pinkiris

I filled mine with cracked corn that I got in the bird seed aisle at a local store. It doesn't pop, but sure makes me want popcorn! I'm gonna try rice next time. I also make a little pillowcase out of flannel to cover the muslin bag that I fill with the cracked corn. Put a small piece of velcro on the end to hold it closed.

Sue

klgreene

I just made one with three pouches, just thrown together because I hurt from a fall and I can't use my hand fully right now. I made three pouches the size of the boil-in-a-bag size. And used the rice from them. I sewed the pouches together, only about two inches in the middle,I did sew them completely so the rice won't come out, but each bag was only sewn 2" to the next bag so that I can wrap it around my neck. when I can really sew, I'll make a cover for it, and tie where the bags come together to make something pretty. But I've used it already, and I love it.

Gramma

Debbie

Love the blue & black fabric!!

raedar63

Where do you get the cherry pits? I have trouble with the smells from rice ,cherry pits may be better.

Bev

I had made a few for myself and DH, then the kids saw them and decided they needed a couple or so each, then the kids' best friends liked them, and so on and so on. Or should I say sew on & sew on? Everyone who has them loves them. We always warm them up before using them. Most of all they're good for those aches and pains of arthritis. So our old dog Max started having a lot of hip pain from HIS arthritis and guess what? Now he has two to sleep with, and he loves them also.
Just ain't no end to them!
The folks at my local grocery store think we sure eat a lot of rice! :lol:

sewingsuz

I to use corn from the feed store.