cyn1266

http://blog.laurawestkong.com/2008/1...eimers-part-2/

Janice Thompson

THESE ARE SOME NEAT IDEAS. I HAVE A SHOEBOX FULL OF ZIPPERS AND A BUTTON BOX FULL OF BUTTONS, EYELETS. RIBBONS AND LACE. I DO QULTS FOR CHARITY AND THIS IS ANOTHER ONE TO KEEP MY HANDS BUSY.

baywinds

What a wonderful project. I need to share this with my quilt group for our local area. Thanks for sharing great ideas.

patsyo56721

Our quilters at the local senior center made several. they consisted of 5-6 in squares. Some squares had small stuffed animals, plastic dish scrunch, hair scrunches, empty thread spools sewed on and some of the squares were of furry fabric.

rahaube

Thank you for this link. I just visited it and think this is a wonderful idea. Frequently volunteering at the local nursing home, I can see there are many there who could use one of these. I think I see several in my not too distant future. I may even make it a group project for my quilt group.

29cathie

Glad to hear that. It is so sad that there are so many people with this problem. It makes us all realize that we may have to look forward to that as we age. Let us hope that God will bless us and we shall skip that part of our life. Hope you enjoy making the fidget blankets. Cathie

QuiltE

I agree with you 29Cathie ... it's not a pleasant thought. In the meantime, we can help to make the lives of those who are inflicted just a little better. And too, remember their families and loved ones, as all too often, they do more suffering. It's a tough time ... I know, as my Mother had alzheimers.



On the upside, for now ... we all need to sew and enjoy every minute of it ..... and maybe we should be making our personal Fidget Blanket, to be prepared for when we need it and cannot do it!!!! :lol:

SewRodeoGirl

I just saw this and it is so cool! Thank you for posting it! I worked with Special Needs children in our local schools for many years and see so many great possibilities for this in the classroom and at home! I think especially of kids in wheelchairs who cannot see nor talk. How cool this would be for them to explore with their hands all day long! I think of one little kiddo with autism who loves to touch everything! I'm retired now, but I plan to make these to give to the classrooms soon! Many thanks again for directing us to this wonderful idea!

carolaug

This is a great post...I never heard of Fidget quilts for adults. This would be a great charity lap quilt for the local nursing home.

just_the_scraps_m'am

fidget blankets are a really great idea...they could serve so many diseases....wish I could have seen it sooner, tho...