PrettyKitty

What a great idea...so many suggestions. I thought of sewing a mixture of buttons...the kind youy collect over the years, or you pick up at a yard sale.....big old knobbly buttons that may look ugly but would feel interesting. If you tie the quilt you could incorporate them with the tying.

How old is the person you are making the quilt for?

STAR

rag quilt sounds great with some add ons. my mom made my dad a rag quilt that she now use all the time and even after all the washings it feels great, nice and soft!!

nellie

how about a fannel quilt it,s soft and a pocket fir his pj,s or a pillow that,s would be nice im proud of you for your concern

omak

Recent studies have shown that babies first recognize shapes and colors in red, white, and black.
A black and white background with a pop of red here and there may be the most appealing to him.
The greatest thing for anyone is to know that someone, somewhere cares enough to share something special.
Any simple quilt pattern with high contrast will be attractive for this client.
Bless you for your extra caring.

QuiltinLee

Maybe a block with trupunto?

Lacey

He's in his 40's and he lives at a group home that my mom recently started working at. They do adult training in the afternoon, kinda like school for them, and then my mom is there the rest of the day to help take care of them. They do some really fun things with them though. EAch person gets to choose what they want to do each week for an outing. Ricky loves to swim so he's always reaching for his coral (which means it's time to swim) Mom says he's such a sweet soul even though it's difficult to communicate with him... It just breaks my heart to know that he can't experience something that we all take for granted every day... But, mom says that he's done amazingly well for himself considering the circumstances. I sent in some glow sticks for him last week. He had the flu and was feeling pretty down, but the glow sticks perked him right up... Anyway, big 4th of july weekend coming up. Everyone have a great time and be careful. I'll be scouting for fabrics this weekend and trying to put my quilt design on paper. I'll be in touch next week. THANKS!

billswife99

How about some 3D pinwheels? Or you could make a line of them like flying geese. .

http://www.flickr.com/photos/campfol...7603964776160/

Here are a few more 3D patterns.

http://www.quilttownusa.com/mom/3dpa...kbeginners.htm

As you can tell, we are all very excited about your quilt! :mrgreen:

Quilting Aggi

I have volunteered and worked with the CNIB here in Canada over the years (not to mention Mum has worked there over 37 years.. retiring this summer)... I have worked around many visually impaired children and adults and have learned about the condition your friend has. One thing I do know is they love anything that is tactile. Something they can really feel with their hands. yes I agree that Rag quilting would be really nice idea. Make your own chenille is another great idea to put into blocks. Applique and 3D applique is also a good idea.

If you went with a crazy patch quilt idea, find fabrics of different textures, shiny, coduroy, denim, velvet, velveteen, soft baby style fabrics.. (I think one is called Cabbage Roll).

I used to do fabric crafts with the children at the summer camps in Central Newfoundland and we played alot with many tactile fabrics and other textiles.

I hope this helps. If I can think of anything else, I will let you know!

Cheers
Andrea

billswife99

Oh and have you seen this stuff? I saw it at a quilt show and it really looked easy.

http://www.quiltbus.com/confetti.htm

dlf0122quilting

At my church we do prayer quilts and put little wooden crosses inside of some of the squares, then we put ties in them and everyone that says a prayer for the person, ties a knot in the ties. They could just consider them good wishes for him if they are not inclined to say prayers. We also sometimes put wooden hearts in them. These items might need to be made of something other than wood if they will be washed that much but it is an idea just the same.