irishrose

Cotton batting is much heavier - think of poly as warmth without weight. When you age and your feet hurt, lighter is better.

I don't want to rain on your parade, but that pattern needs some attention after laundry to keep the pinwheels looking decent and nursing home laundries are rough on quilts. Would regular pinwheels with an accent button launder better?

When I visit a friend in a nursing home, it's nice to see all the quilts. How very nice of you to do this.

Contrary Wife

Very nice, if the label goes on before it is quilted, maybe it will roam less.

QuiltnLady1

I would do a label before quilting. I made a couple for my MIL that walked before I got smart. ALSO, take a picture of it and make sure the staff gets a copy for her file. I put the picture in a word doc (front and back) and tell them the colors and where the labels are. That way if another resident borrows it they know to return it. ALSO, be careful of the fabric colors -- if you are lucky they wash like colors together (and most of it is washed with chlorine bleach). My MIL is in a wheel chair. The first one I made was 36"x48", but that did not work for her. She gave me very specific instructions about the lap quilt. She wanted hers narrower at the top than the bottom and the corners rounded. I used either my sewing machine or later my embroidery machine to embroider her name in large letters in all the borders. I have also made her some soft fleece blankets -- she did not want anything that hung off the bed since the weight was uncomfortable (again she was in bed and I measured what she wanted and made it to her measurements).

mckwilter

If your boyfriend has a picture of his grandmother (I don't know what the Mennonite rules are concerning photographs), think about putting her picture as well as a picture of the quilt on the label. That's a sure way to identify the owner of the quilt. I bet she'd love this in 1930s repro fabrics.

jitkaau

If she is in a wheel chair or seat most of the time, I suggest making a square or oblong shape that is split down the middle for at least half of the length of the quilt. I saw a few on this board, a little while back,which were called comfort shawls. I think this would be a more versatile shape as she could wear it as a shawl or more easily wrap it around her body whilst in the chair.(It resembles a square "U" shape when finished.

swizzy

recently I was told by hospital staff not to use batting for the lap robe, rather a flannel backing .

Steady Stiching

I am not familiar with Mennonite quilts but Amish quilts don't have any printed fabric...so you might want to stick with solids on black

newbiequilter

Such as mail, clothing, jewelry, personal items. Having just cleaned out the closet of an elderly lady living in a facility - found clothing that did not belong to her as well as shoes and mail.

SHELTIE'SMAMA

Thanks for the link -- have been thinking about something like this myself. My idea was a bit more complicated with the same result. Thanks again - now I don't have to re-invent the wheel. This quilt board is great!

rufree4t

I have seen many in nursing homes that want a quilt to cover up with when they lay down. I think your size is OK just not the use you were thinking of. Of course folded in half it would be a lap quilt. Just something to think about.