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 ...

WAYNE -- The Wayne County Quilt & Fiber Community Educational Outreach Service (CEOS) is currently making Fidget Quilts as one of several service projects for people in Wayne County, according to a ...

Boredom and restlessness was no match for a ‘fidget quilt’ created by a Hotel-Dieu nurse and her mother. Wanting to help make Mary’s days more comfortable, Tonkin enlisted her mother, Julie, to create ...

ABINGTON >> Emily Paar holds a “fidget quilt” she made for dementia patients at St. Joseph’s Manor in Meadowbrook. Hearts and Hands quilters have been meeting and making charity quilts since the ...

A Marion County pastor is sewing "fidget quilts" for those with Alzheimer's disease. Roland Scroggins is a pastor at Wings of Faith in Marion County He makes 'fidget quilts' to ease anxiety in ...

In this series, we celebrate special interest groups. Whether you get together to play tennis, board games, take long walks, eat lunch, create art, connect with your neighbors or gather with friends, ...

BOISE, Idaho — Volunteers for the Meridian Library District are busy making fidget quilts for more than 30 seniors in their community. Volunteer coordinator Pamela Johnston said these lap-sized quilts ...

Shirley Anderson’s new blanket has all sorts of bells and whistles. The small lap quilt features nine squares, with two or more activities per square. There are buttons, zippers, laces, Velcro flaps, ...

Schneider Hospital recently received some special gifts for its patients suffering from dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. St. Thomas resident Cheryl Esquilin donated five fidget quilts that she ...

Meridian library volunteers help seniors by making fidget quilts Fidget quilts help redirect their attention on something that is positive, safe and engaging for the brain.