CoolDown Neck Wrap, with a sleek modern look

Step 4: Assembling the Ice Pouch

Measure and cut the absorbent fabric – one or two pieces per ice pouch – to the size needed to create an ice pouch for your ice pack strips with the insulated backing piece, plus an additional ½-inch seam allowance all around. Again, playing around with the materials before you cut is the best way to know the size you will need. If using a double-layer of absorbent fabric, layer them together (if needed, stitch an X across the layers to help hold them together as you work). Stitch a strip of bias tape to one of the short sides of the absorbent material, and sit this piece aside.

Glue a strip of bias tape to the short side of one of the insulated backing strips and sit it aside to dry. Read through Steps 7 and 8 to determine with attachment method you will use. If using Method 1 (Step 7), stitching will be done in a later step; if using Method 2 (Step 8), stitch down the bias tape after the glue has dried completely.

Assemble the prepared backing piece and the prepared absorbent piece so that the biased sides line up and the skin-tone fabric is facing out; glue bias tape around the remaining three sides sides and set it aside to dry.