Pattern needed for a puzzle quilt
#31
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Weighted lap belts, vests, small blankets, etc, all work by applying deep pressure. Kind of like a big hug without having to endure human contact. It is very calming and grounding. Some kids like to sit with a weighted blanket across their lap. I know a boy who likes it wrapped around his head, hoodlike.
Ours are made from fleece so they are soft to touch as well. They have channels that close with velcro. Inside each channel is a flattened tube shape filled with split peas. The tubes can be removed for washing, or to make the lap blanket lighter.
Making more is on my to-do list :roll:
So is making a puzzle quilt. Thanks for all the great links here!!
Ours are made from fleece so they are soft to touch as well. They have channels that close with velcro. Inside each channel is a flattened tube shape filled with split peas. The tubes can be removed for washing, or to make the lap blanket lighter.
Making more is on my to-do list :roll:
So is making a puzzle quilt. Thanks for all the great links here!!
#32
Thank you everyone for all of your help. I will soon have the pattern needed (coming in the mail). Everyone also had very good suggestions.
B.Zang you explained the deep pressure thing much better than I could and also made it more clear to me.
Thank you everyone; you are all wonderful.
B.Zang you explained the deep pressure thing much better than I could and also made it more clear to me.
Thank you everyone; you are all wonderful.
#34
This has been such an informative thread. Thanks to everyone's comments. I have a "surrogate" grandson that has just been diagnosed as "mildy autistic". This next while is going to be a very busy learning period for his parents, and for my DH and I as Gramma and Grampa. This little guy LOVES it when DH or I take him for tractor rides. He was so disappointed last week when he couldn't go for a ride...it was about 10 below, with a wind chill to about -35!!!!
#35
Can't help you with the puzzle quilt but I have attached info on the weighted blanket technique I used. Several years ago I made a weighted blanket for my son who felt calmed by the weighted blanket (per his Occupational Therapists advice). Many children with sensory issues need extra amounts of stimulation to their skin to feel grounded, secure, and helps them concentrate.
I purposely did not quilt the blanket because the beads you use to weight it down with are impossible to quilt over. The only alternative I can figure to adding both together to make one unit is to add a quilt top to a weighted blanket by just stitching the outside border and maybe tieing in throughout the middle of the blanket.
I have seen an " I Spy" quilt where they sewed a pocket into the border to keep the "matching cards". The matching cards were simply scraps of each fabric used and laminated them into 3x5 sized cards. Hope this helps.
I purposely did not quilt the blanket because the beads you use to weight it down with are impossible to quilt over. The only alternative I can figure to adding both together to make one unit is to add a quilt top to a weighted blanket by just stitching the outside border and maybe tieing in throughout the middle of the blanket.
I have seen an " I Spy" quilt where they sewed a pocket into the border to keep the "matching cards". The matching cards were simply scraps of each fabric used and laminated them into 3x5 sized cards. Hope this helps.
#36
Thank you for all of the information on how to weight these quilts. My adult niece is autistic...when she needs to feel calm, she comes up to us and says "SQUISH ME!!" and we give her big hugs... I bet a weighted quilt would be very comforting for her inbetween "squishes" :D:D:D
#37
Originally Posted by amma
Thank you for all of the information on how to weight these quilts. My adult niece is autistic...when she needs to feel calm, she comes up to us and says "SQUISH ME!!" and we give her big hugs... I bet a weighted quilt would be very comforting for her inbetween "squishes" :D:D:D
Glad to be of help. Let me know if you have any questions.
#38
We had a member of our guild ask for really "ugly" fabric to use in a quilt for children with autism. She also did something special about texture. By doing this she was able to duplicate a very expensive therapeutic product. It is great that there are those of you applying an old craft to new knowledge. Thank you so much for your efforts. If you find an idea that works, maybe you can use some of use to make more for you by posting this in the appropriate site.
#40
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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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