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Thursday, January 17, 2013

Bed Warmer Bags

This is a bed warmer..... or a heating pad, to be heated up in the microwave.  You've seen these.  They are filled with rice or wheat.  I've made these before.  The first ones I made were smaller; about the size to use as a toe warmer or hand warmer that will just fit in a pocket.

At Christmas time the small ones were used a lot and requests were made for larger ones.  As I was tidying up my sewing table, I found the leftover fabric from B's old shirt.  I used some of it in the first braided rug I made and had a bit of fabric leftover.  I hated to throw it away.  About ten minutes later (from start to finish), I had made three warming bags filled with wheat from our storage.  Rice works well too.  I thought of a great way to fill them.  Funnels work but take a long time.  I got out a pastry bag with a large hole in the bottom.  I didn't put a pastry tip in but used the bag as a funnel.  I poured the wheat from a paper cup; no fuss no mess!
It was time well spent, especially with the cold weather we're having.  The beds will be warm tonight.

6 comments:

  1. Could use some more of these as well around here, has been very cold ! Warm weather headed our way we are told.

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  2. I've always wanted to make some of those bags, but have never managed it. I think I worry that I'll somehow get bad rice or wheat or whatever and end up with a moldy mess. We could sure use them on cold nights though -- they sound really cozy!

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  3. Good tips on filling those warming pouches.

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  4. Great idea!

    I've noticed if I place a rice bag at my feet before bed, it's usually still warm when I get up in the morning :)

    I'd bet that your bed warmers will stay warm all night too .

    friends,
    K.

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  5. I remember that someone gave one of these warmers to my daughter when she was married in the Mt. Timpanogos temple on a freezing day in Dec. 2003 (biggest storm in five years)to keep her a little bit warmer while photos were taken outside(I don't know where they were warmed up).

    Our black lab, Riley, is our bed warmer:)

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  6. Sounds like a great idea. There have been bed warmers for centuries!

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