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Originally Posted by 29cathie

Does anyone have any idea how to make an Alzheimer fidget blanket? I have received lap quilts and have been asked to put zippers, buttons, ribbons and anything that will keep fidget hands busy while the body is sitting in the wheelchair. I have tried to google it but only get a small picture of an apron. Thanks.

They use these at the hospital I work at. They are just small quilts, lap quilts, and you sew a large tooth zipper to two strips of fabric, turn under the edges and sew it somewhere on the quilt close to where the persons lap would be. Also you can overlap two strips of fabric, put button holes on one side, buttons on the other, so they over lap just like a blouse would button up, tuen the outer edges to the quilt close to the zipper. You can do this with snaps too. You can sew two pieces of cording to the quilt, sort of like shoe laces, to be tied into bows, like on tennis shoes. You can put eyelets in two pieces of fabric, secure a cord or string, thick cord or string for arthritic hands, so it can be laced through the eyelets, just like lacing up tennis shoes.....If this is a family member, you can make a sort of apron front so it doesn't slip off of the persons lap and add the same things to the front of the apron. These are only a few of the things I can think of right now. I'll check the lap pads we have at work and see what else they have on them......

for "crinkly fabric" wash a potato chip bag & put it in the quilt sandwich, or insert in a dimentional flap.

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Originally Posted by quiltmouse

for "crinkly fabric" wash a potato chip bag & put it in the quilt sandwich, or insert in a dimentional flap.

LOL. they did that at work and the 'elderly' ladies like to pick the fabric apart to find the krinkly sounds. Keeps them busy but then the fidgity pads have to be mended, LOLOL..

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Originally Posted by quilt1950

http://figjamandlimecordial.com/2011...nsory-blanket/

Perhaps this will give you some ideas.

What a fantastic idea...thank you for sharing...Naomi

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Originally Posted by Patti Mahoney

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Originally Posted by quiltmouse

for "crinkly fabric" wash a potato chip bag & put it in the quilt sandwich, or insert in a dimentional flap.

LOL. they did that at work and the 'elderly' ladies like to pick the fabric apart to find the krinkly sounds. Keeps them busy but then the fidgity pads have to be mended, LOLOL..

Because of this, it might be a good idea that all the stitching be done as a finer stitch than normal to make it harder for the busy hands/fingers to pick away!!

thanks, that helps gives me ideas.

http://video.wpt2.org/program/1518398531/
See Nancy's video "column quilts part 2"
It shows how to make columns of interesting flaps, soft fabrics, pockets, etc. That would keep anyone busy
with checking it out. When you get to the website you need to keep pulling up more videos.
Maybe this link will get you there faster.
http://video.wpt2.org/video/1701085790

Deb in NC

o, the poor, sweet dears! Bless their hearts!

okay, then, stitch the crinkly outside the quilt, with separate stiches so they can pick it off without damaging the quilt.

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Originally Posted by quiltmouse

o, the poor, sweet dears! Bless their hearts!

okay, then, stitch the crinkly outside the quilt, with separate stiches so they can pick it off without damaging the quilt.

What happens to the potato chip bags when the quilt is laundered? I would think that it would melt? be a fire hazard? in the dryer?