Recycling Projects and a Big Announcement

The past two years Worldwide Quilting day challenges have produced interesting projects, but I have no use for them after the challenge is done. I entered one into the fair last year and both were exhibited at the guild show this past May. So, now, what to do with them? I can't throw them away, …

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More Fidget Quilts for Alzheimer and Dementia Patients

A few weeks ago, I received a stuffed package of trims, zippers, patches, and other things from Rosemary in Virginia to assist our quilt club with our Alzheimer quilts project. In return, I promised to make her two Alzheimer quilts for her local group to see how to do them.  I finally got them finished, …

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Fidget Quilts for Alzheimer’s patients

Have you ever heard of a Fidget Quilt?  They are lap quilts, the size of oversized placemats, with different textures to feel, and things to open and close to keep hands busy.  Our local quilt club is doing them for a couple of local facilities. These are really easy, I made both of these in …

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