diy heating pad

My job on the orthopedic floor involves a lot of heavy lifting. I am constantly picking people up, tugging, pulling etc...by the end of a 12 hour day my feet are burning and my back is achy. So I found the easiest little diy heating pad. Not to mention, if you're a woman, this can come in handy once a month! :) 

All you need is:

Fabric (I just used some I had left over from a purse I made)

Rice (just the cheap white stuff)

Lavender oil or chamomile teabags (to mask the smell of the rice)

Supplies:

 I used Chamomile tea and just sprinkled it in with the rice

I cut my fabric 16x8.5in

 Pin it so the outsides are both facing each other

When sewing it together, leave an small opening on one of the sides 

Turn your fabric right side out now...

When I got done sewing, my fabric ended up being 15 inches long, so I just started sectioning it off every three inches and drew a line in pencil on the fabric leaving about an inch at the bottom

These lines will be your guides when sewing off your sections, just stop your line about an inch from the bottom!

Once you've sewn your lines, fill 'er up!