Design a “Touch Quilt” for Alzheimer’s Patients
The Touch Quilt, at the Alzheimer’s Store (http://alzstore.com/ ) gave me ideas for quilts we can design for family members or friends stricken with this disease. If we don’t have time to make the quilt, we can always purchase one and then create more as needed.
However, they appear very easy to design and make with 13 x 15-inch blocks of different colors and textures. For instance you could use a variety -flannel, corduroy, nubby fabric and others - to create a quilt that appeals to the Alzheimer’s patient’s tactile sense. Using different colors and designs also will give the quilt appeal. You can vary the size blocks, although if they’re too small, the patient might have difficult differentiating.
When I saw this quilt/blanket pictured and described at the Alzheimer’s Store, I remembered my aunt. She would sit in her chair rubbing and squeezing her skirt, sweater, a blanket or a towel. In those early days of caregiving, I didn’t realize she might be getting comfort from the various textures.
This can be a very simple quilt blanket of lap size and doesn’t need to be lined. You can make it rather quickly to give as a gift. Sometimes quilters provide lap blankets and quilts for nursing homes, giving the residents pleasure and warmth.
(To find the Touch Quilt on the Alzheimer’s Store, scroll down the “product selector.”)
Tags: Alzheimers, alzheimers+awareness, alzheimers+quilt, Alzheimers+Store, patchwork, quilters, quilting, quilting+projects, quilts, Touch+quilts
Related Stories
POSTED IN: General Quilting/Patchwork, Quilting/Patchwork Online Resources, Quilting/Patchwork Projects, Quilting/Patchwork Techniques
1 opinion for Design a “Touch Quilt” for Alzheimer’s Patients
5 Ideas for Quilters on Cyber Monday
Nov 25, 2007 at 8:01 pm
[…] Design a “Touch Quilt” for Alzheimer’s Patients […]
Have an opinion? Leave a comment: