#fidget quilt

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Fidget quilt in progress.

Binding half sewn. Still need to tie it. Also need to add name, probably going to use sharpie.

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[carolinesarah1963]

After last week’s hectic schedule, this week just gone was a lot more relaxed and productive.

One of my favourite 2016 projects was revived for 2017 and I spent a couple of days putting together a “fidget” or “dementia activity” quilt following a request from a friend of my Aunt who had seen previous examples of mine on Facebook.

This project is more personal in that I have some information about the person I am making it for; I understand that he is a retired priest, a poet, loves Christmas and has an allotment. My task therefore is to tailor-make an activity quilt designed to be interactive, stimulate memories and discussion and to keep a sometimes troubled mind occupied.

I’m pleased with the result.

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Front of quilt

Back of quilt

Bean bag, lavender bag and prayer cards

Zip, plating cords, centimetre and inches ribbon, touchy-feely rug

corner pockets and charms

Letter string, button hole, laces and ribbon twiddle tags

“stained glass window” panel

plastic clasp, button hole and twiddle ribbon tags

Guardian angel

a detachable 33-bead prayer chain

letter puzzle

inches ribbon and moveable buckle

I also included a card with printed with one of my favourite poems by Gerard Manley-Hopkins;

Pied Beauty.

Glory be to God for dappled things – For skies of couple-colour as a brinded cow; For rose-moles all in stipple upon trout that swim; Fresh-firecoal chestnut-falls; finches’ wings; Landscape plotted and pieced – fold, fallow, and plough; And all trades, their gear and tackle and trim.

All things counter, original, spare, strange; Whatever is fickle, freckled (who knows how?) With swift, slow; sweet, sour; adazzle, dim; He fathers-forth whose beauty is past change: Praise him.

I hope he likes it.

  Week 2- “productive” After last week's hectic schedule, this week just gone was a lot more relaxed and productive.

[carolinesarah1963]

I came across fidget quilts for the first time last week. Also known as “Busy Blankets,” these small lap quilts are designed for dementia patients who can sit and “fidget” with the attachments which may also trigger memories and discussion if they recognise some of the elements used.

The great thing about these quilts is that you can make them with scraps and bits and pieces that you may have around the house; left-overs from previous projects, small bits of ribbon you struggle to use and all those buttons inherited from granny.

My first attempt at a fidget quilt is made from a piece of material I was intending to use for something completely different, then I changed my mind and the fabric has been languishing in my stash for at least 4 years. It is perfect for this project as I thought that the sewing subject of the fabric together with the bits I have lying around would complement each other and I came up with a quilt suitable for a lady with a previous interest in sewing/crafts.

Let me know what you think?

Fidget quilt

Ribbon plait

Button patch

Key chain

Textured ribbon

Patch can be removed to reveal fabric

Clip to fasten

Crochet flower-3d

Cord and ribbon laces to tie

Zip

Corner pocket

Fiddle beads-different shapes and sizes

    Fidget quilts I came across fidget quilts for the first time last week. Also known as "Busy Blankets," these small lap quilts are designed for dementia patients who can sit and "fidget" with the attachments which may also trigger memories and discussion if they recognise some of the elements used.