Hunters give back to the wildlife in winter. They grow plots of corn to feed the deer through the winter. This corn is not ferilized with chemicals or treated in any way with anything. So it is called deer corn and is chemical free.

Mom made me one that drapes over my shoulders and covers the back of my neck almost like a cape. I love the smell of the rice when you warm it in the microwave and it really helps the pain.

Make one of those tube type things for newborn babies and fill with rice?

I made some for a neighbor that was about 20 X 5 in. I filled (not real full)a little with rice & sewed across it about 5 inches down. Then filled every 5 inches all the way down it & then closed the end. He was able to wrap it around his neck & shoulders & loved it. I only filled each section about a half inch deep so not to make it to heavy.

I have seen similar ones made and filled with Flax seed to be chilled and intended to help with hot flashes too. I think if one took a collar pattern from a blouse that it would be good for neck and shoulders. :)

Wow - all such wonderful ideas. I think I will have quite a lot of shapes when I am done. It's not just the quilting long hours but my bone disease makes me hurt and my RA in my joints. Just 55 and I have this and hot flashes. LOL. I intend to try them all. Thank you also Dotcomdtcom for sending me your pm. I really like the idea of sewing every 5 inches. I have a feed store next to us since we live in teh wide open country, but I may go up to my friends ranch next door and get a bucket from him. :):) Well, I am going to the room to sit and go thru boxes. make little piles and then put them up before getting the next box/bag. It's a plan anyway.

I have one of these somewhere....need to find it!!!

Deb, I love mine. I made a longer one for my shoulders and neck. I just filled a section at the time, added a double line of stitching, then filled another section,more stitching, all way across until it was filled. That way, the rice stays more uniform and you don't have all the rice shifting to one end. Make this out of muslin, heat this part in microwave, then drop in pillowcase that folds over at end or velcros shut. That way, just wash pillowcase as needed. Mine is approx 14" long.

Love it, but keep giving mine away to someone and having to make another for myself.

I actually saved the pits from cherries that I picked; washed and dried them. I also had friends saving them for me. The corn is much easier to acquire, of course. I sewed them in a muslin bag, then made an outer bag which was more decorative. I put the muslin bag in the mircrowave, had velcro closing sewed on the fold-over end of the outer bag. I made a small quilt square, but embroidered design would be cute. You just don't want to pack the bag too full as it needs to mold to your neck, shoulder or wherever you need the heat.

I cut the sleeve out of a long sleeved t-shirt and I wrap it around my neck with my ice-pack or rice bag inside. Works beautifully for me. I tie the ends together and it stays put as long as I need it to.