Fidget quilts, also known as sensory quilts or activity blankets, are an excellent resource for individuals with autism, dementia, or other cognitive challenges. With their various textures and ...

NEAR ALEXANDRIA, Minn. -- If you know someone with dementia, you might want to make them a "fidget quilt" for Christmas. Fidget quilts, also called sensory blankets, can help calm people with dementia ...

Left to Right: Kaitlin Negus (Diabetes Dietitian), Julie Makar (MHAP Counsellor), Sierra Hartnett, Rylee Blasky (CCDC Dietitian), Denise Wojciechowski (Chemo RN). Not pictured are Cindy Dwyer (CCDC RN ...

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, ...

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 ...

Cathy Dunbar and Beth McBrine often finish each others’ sentences, interjecting with stories and jokes. The lifelong friends grew up on Maple Street in Hantsport and, although distance separated them ...

#quilting #scrapQuilting #FidgetQuilt #sensoryprocessingdisorder Lets get some fidgets on our Fidget Quilt! Subscribe and ring the bell to be sure not to miss the rest of this series. As always, pleas ...

#quilting #scrapQuilting #FidgetQuilt #sensoryprocessingdisorder This is the finale for my first Fidget Quilt! She is done, the label is on, I cried and I want to start the next one! Subscribe and rin ...