A New Cover...

...for an ice pack. It's been hot. Really hot and humid over the last three weeks. I don't like it because I can't spend as much time outside as I wish. I find it really hard to cope with the heat, but I worked out a simple solution to deal with it (apart from an air conditioned environment of course). A small ice pack that I keep next to me throughout the day and put it on my knees, neck or chest. An instant cooler. What a relief!

A not nice looking ice pack came with a not nice looking cover when I bought it. Every time I pulled the cover over the ice pack, I cringed because I didn't like the way it looked. So I decided to make my own, the one I would like. Plus when you are hurt and need an ice pack, I think such a bright joyful flower will definitely help settle the pain down.

A pack of paper hexagons, a gift from Gina, came in very handy. Soft stretchy linen, cotton and a bit of lace. That's all what I used for this project. A running stitch in dark red around the flower and around the edge of the cover to give a more "handmade" look to it.

The back is even more simple than the front. Just a bit of binding along one edge. This linen/cotton blend is very soft and feels quite pleasant on the skin.

I used cotton wadding to make the cover softer and to keep the temperature better. For the inside I went for a rather unusual choice - muslin in plain white. I hope it absorbs the moister better too.

So this is where this pretty red and white hexagon flower ended up, on my own ice pack cover that I love and use a lot at the moment because it seems like the hot weather does not want to leave just yet. Hope you are staying cool! Larisa xox