MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - The “Block a Month” quilting club meets every third Friday of the month at Montgomery’s Juliette Hampton Morgan Memorial Library. There, you’ll find quilts traditional and ...
Vicki Purnell has been making fidget quilts for people living with dementia for the last six years. While there's little research on the effectiveness of the quilts, the small, colourful items are ...
NEAR ALEXANDRIA, Minn. -- If you know someone with dementia, you might want to consider making them a "fidget quilt" for Christmas. Fidget quilts, also called sensory blankets, can help calm people ...
Watching a loved-one go through Alzheimer's or dementia can be heartbreaking, and as the disease progresses patients' hands get more fidgety and nervous. Peggy Lewis-Joyce from N.C. State University ...
SPOKANE, Wash. – A group of women in Spokane are on a mission to comfort some of the city's most vulnerable residents. Known as "The Spokane Fidget Project," they handmaking fidget quilts to comfort ...
A mother and daughter are spreading comfort through creativity. Mary Ross, 93, and Penelope Maclean from Hampshire are crafting handmade fidget blankets to support people living with dementia. The ...
A colourful and tiny blanket unexpectedly connected two women in the Northwest Territories this week — in what one calls a "very heartwarming" tale that's too good to be a coincidence. It began when ...
People living with dementia sometimes become restless or develop fidgeting behaviours as the condition develops. In some cases, fidget toys or twiddlemuffs can help the person feel more relaxed and ...
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