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, ...

Shirley Anderson’s new blanket has all sorts of bells and whistles. The small lap quilt features nine squares, with two or more activities per square. There are buttons, zippers, laces, Velcro flaps, ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - The “Block a Month” quilting club meets every third Friday of the month at Montgomery’s Juliette Hampton Morgan Memorial Library. There, you’ll find quilts traditional 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 ...

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 ...

For so many people living with Alzheimer’s, confusion and restlessness is a regular part of their day. Linda Kolstad is doing her part to make their lives a little better by sewing “fidget 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 ...

IOWA CITY - Zippers with no openings, buttons that don't hold fabric together and even a small plush dog sewn inside a pocket all serve an important purpose on a 'fidget quilt” designed to lay on the ...

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 ...

Staying true to their mission to be of service to their community, members of the Clustered Spires Quilt Guild work on several projects throughout the year and donate quilts and blankets — and ...

Kelley Turnbull, school therapist at Rock Creek School in Walkersville, accepted 32 fidget mats made by members of Clustered Spires Quilt Guild for the school’s students. Fidget mats are miniature ...

Fidget quilts help redirect their attention on something that is positive, safe and engaging for the brain.