You’ve probably heard about the fidget toy trend that’s been around in recent years – Fidget Spinners, Pop-Its, fidget cubes. But have you heard of fidget quilts? Fidget quilts are a form of sensory ...

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 ...

Youths taking part in Assiginack’s summer camp program created a series of “fidget quilts” in a bid to help members of the Island community who suffer from dementia and Alzheimer’s disease cope.

Join Brenda Bacon at Orcas Senior Center for a creative fidget quilt workshop on Wednesday, Dec. 17, from 1-4 p.m. This hands-on session is designed to guide participants in crafting small, tactile ...

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 ...

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 ...

SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. – Susan Paddock was signing out some quilting books at the Summerside Rotary Library one day when assistant librarian Hazel Birch asked if she knew what fidget quilts were. When she ...

The fidget quilts are made small enough to sit on recipient’s laps without falling off. They feature a wide variety of incorporated items like beads, pom poms, lace, rings and zippers. (Michelle ...

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 ...