Sweater Heart Hand Warmer Tutorial
It’s almost Valentine’s Day, YEA! I love this holiday! I always like to make some kind of Valentine’s gift each year, and I think this year I am going to give these fun heart-shaped hand warmers.
They are WAY easy to make and will be easy to mail to my family and friends.
I am terrible at sending out Christmas cards, but I enjoy making and sending out Valentine’s cards with a personalized note (of course).
That is one of my pet peeves, getting a generic card or letter in the mail.
Very rarely do you get something in the mail besides bills and advertisements.
Don’t you think getting a card in the mail with your name HANDWRITTEN and maybe even a cute sticker on the back of the envelope is fun?
My mother-in-law and I still send notes back and forth occasionally in the mail, and I just love it.
We do converse with email, but there is just something about a written note that lifts your spirits.
Even with her arthritic hands, she still sends beautiful handwritten letters.
These little rice bags do work quite well. Just pop them in the microwave for 30-40 seconds and place them in your coat pockets. They are a great thing to send your kids off to school with or take in the car on the way to work.
So……go to your felted sweater, fleece, or flannel stash, pick out some cute, bright colors, and get to work. with your handwritten Valentine’s note, send a set of cozy heart-shaped hand warmers.
1- Cut out four hearts
Click HERE to download the heart pattern.
2- Sew the heart
Place the WRONG sides of the sweater hearts facing each other.
Using a 1/4-inch seam allowance, sew around the heart, leaving a 2-inch opening. Backstitch at the beginning and end of the seam.
3- Fill with 1/2 – 3/4 cup flax seeds or rice using a funnel.
Flax seeds don’t put off as much aroma as rice and tend to stay warmer a little longer, but rice still works quite well.
Go back to the sewing machine and sew the opening closed.
Ta-dah! There you have it.
Finish them off with a ribbon and a note explaining how to heat and use the rice bags.
Check out my therapeutic rice bag pattern set in my shop.
The heart and rectangle hand warmers, neck bag, eye pillow, back soother, and foot warmer patterns are included.
My husband and I have become wimps.
We heat the foot warmer every night and throw it in the bottom of our bed.
It works like a charm and keeps our feet nice and toasty! This puppy stays warm for a good 3 hours or more. All of these bags are easy and fun to sew up.
Here is a link for the foot warmer tutorial.
If you have any questions, send me a note.
Have fun sewing!
