I finally completed my mitten row! I started this quilt about one year ago and plan on finishing it in the near future.
I finally completed my mitten row! I started this quilt about one year ago and plan on finishing it in the near future.
This will be my first time ever making a fidget blanket- I was so happy to have the opportunity today to gift my Oma a fidget blanket. I love her with all my heart, it just makes me so sad that not much can be done for her while struggling through dementia. She told me it was beautiful and she appeared to like it. I showed her each square and what she can do with it. The first thing she noticed was the wording; „Mit Liebe Gemacht“ which translates to „Made with love“. Oma Hildegard is German and I wanted to make sure she would recognize things and always remember that we love her. What is a Fidget Blanket? Fidget blankets are therapeutic small lap quilts to which different kinds of things are sewn or added on. These items offer sensory stimulation that can have a calming effect on patient who struggle with memory loss. The Fidget blankets help them stay busy avoiding boredom. It provides a means of performing repetitive behaviors that are often reassuring and calming. ...
You’re doing a great job Stefanie and you will get done with it. Sometimes it just takes a little time, so don’t you give up; so proud of you for giving it a try, since that by itself is more than most people will do. Just set goals in your calendar for everyday and try to stick to those goals and before you know it, it’ll be done and everyone in the family will ask you to make them one too lol. When you’re done I’ll borrow the instructions from you because I like the looks of it more and more!
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