Pattern needed for a puzzle quilt
12-16-2009, 04:15 AM
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My son has autism and my avitar quilt, I made for him. It was really easy, I used a pattern from eQuiltPatters.com the patter was really easy to follow. I believe if you put the weighted bags in between the batting and the backing it would work, it would also be a pain to quilt. lol
12-16-2009, 08:54 AM
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A lot of the kids in our class need pressure on them to make them feel more aware of themselves and to keep them present with us (in our world so to say). It allows them to concentrate more and calms them. I hope I explained that okay, it's kind of confusing because I don't fully understand it myself yet.
12-16-2009, 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by magnolia
A lot of the kids in our class need pressure on them to make them feel more aware of themselves and to keep them present with us (in our world so to say). It allows them to concentrate more and calms them. I hope I explained that okay, it's kind of confusing because I don't fully understand it myself yet.
I wonder if the weighted quilts work kind of like the swadeling (sp) blankets for babies. You know when you wrap the baby in a blanket so they are like a little package and all you see is their heads and their arms and legs are restricted. Interesting.
I never heard of the weighted quilts.
12-16-2009, 09:51 AM
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I think this is a wonderful thing for you to make. My 23yo son is Autistic (nonverbal) and I just found the Autism awareness fabric at our Hancock Fabrics, I bought the whole bolt!!!
For one of his Christmas presents I am going to make him a quilt for his bed. I was going to do a Scrappy Happy type of quilt until I found this material now I might do the puzzle pieces using the awareness material for the border fabric and the backing.
Billy
For one of his Christmas presents I am going to make him a quilt for his bed. I was going to do a Scrappy Happy type of quilt until I found this material now I might do the puzzle pieces using the awareness material for the border fabric and the backing.
Billy
12-16-2009, 09:51 AM
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This might have already come up, but this is a thread where I made an Excel sheet showing how to make a puzzle quilt. It's on page 2, I think.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-28285-1.htm
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-28285-1.htm
12-16-2009, 03:48 PM
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Originally Posted by magnolia
A lot of the kids in our class need pressure on them to make them feel more aware of themselves and to keep them present with us (in our world so to say). It allows them to concentrate more and calms them. I hope I explained that okay, it's kind of confusing because I don't fully understand it myself yet.
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