SALISBURY — Deana Burris has fond memories of her childhood blanket. She remembers the color of it, the smell of it, and especially, the way it felt. “My blanket was satin. I still remember it because ...

MARION (WSIL)---Carolyn Place is a member of the Marion Elks, who enjoys helping veterans. Some of Places' newest projects include organizers that can be placed over walkers, patriotic quilts, and ...

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 ...

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) -A group of area sewing connoisseurs are quilting for a cause. The Western Wisconsin Indianhead chapter of America Sewing Guild dedicates one month each calendar year to a ...

Volunteer Linda Bofto, left, shows one of the blankets she and her group made to St. Vincent Healthcare employees Clover Ernest, Leigh Gipe and Briar Boaz. The fidget blankets are made to calm ...

Nancy Hesters learned about a year ago how people with memory loss and anxiety caused by dementia can benefit from fidget quilts, which are small, colorful quilts covered with buttons, zippers and ...

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 ...

The women of Calvary United Church of Christ in Thomasville recently began an outreach ministry to individuals with Alzheimer’s and memory issues in local nursing homes by creating and distributing ...

What is a fidget mat? It is a quilted piece of fabric about the size of a table place mat that provides sensory input and stimulation for Alzheimer’s patients to encourage engagement with the world ...