This will be a VERY simple tutorial, mostly for my own benefit, so I can make these again :) This is a GREAT gift for anyone with back pain. It was a request from a family friend who, of course, has back pain. She saw something similar a few years ago and told me about it and that she regretted not buying it then, since she hasn't seen anything like it since, so I volunteered to make one and thus got the benefit of her detailed description and help in implementation!
This is filled with flax seeds and can be microwaved to heat the flax (which retains heat and cold well). Then you rest it between your back and bed or couch to relieve back pain.
Materials:
26" x 15" cotton or linen or favorite fabric
matching thread
about .5 kg flax seeds (hopefully not organic like I used...)
DIRECTIONS:
1. Wash and iron fabric.
2. Cut two pieces of fabric to 13" x 15" each. (One side is longer because once the pad is filled with flax, the horizontal side shortens a bit - guess how I know that?? LOL.)
3. Fold down one of the long sides on each piece of fabric 1/2 " to the wrong side and press.
4. With right sides facing, sew three sides together with a 1/2" seam. The side with the 1/2" fabric pressed down is the side that will not be sewed. Trim corners.
5. Turn right side out, poke out corners so they look square and press.
5. With a ruler and vanishing marker, mark 12 vertical lines evenly (the total fabric width will be about 14", so the lines are about 1.17" apart.
6. Sew along these lines, going back and forth at beginning and end.
7. Measure out 1.4 oz flax seeds and fill into the first column. Pin top so seeds don't fall out.
8. Continue #7 for remaining 11 columns.
9. Topstitch closed, going back and forth at beginning and end and making sure not to sew over seeds.
10. Cut loose threads.
11. Wait for vanishing marker to disappear and give to friend who will say, "Aaaaah, Thank You!!!"
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