Boredom and restlessness was no match for a ‘fidget quilt’ created by a Hotel-Dieu nurse and her mother. Wanting to help make Mary’s days more comfortable, Tonkin enlisted her mother, Julie ...

Known as "The Spokane Fidget Project," they handmaking fidget quilts to comfort memory care patients - often with dementia.

If you know someone with dementia, you might want to consider making them a "fidget quilt" for Christmas.

Fidget quilts soothe restless hands, anxiety of those with Alzheimer’s Daughters of the American Revolution members sew blankets for area senior center residents ...

Remember when all kids wanted was nothing more than a fidget spinner? Fortunately, the internet is now brimming with fidget spinners and do-dads for all ages, but have you heard of fidget quilts?

Beth McBrine and Cathy Dunbar make quilts for people with dementia. The quilts feature images and textures meant to spark memories and conversation.

Long-time volunteer Vicki Purnell's activity blankets are highly prized in local hospitals and aged care facilities, where staff say they help patients, despite scant scientific evidence so far.

When you think about tools in the RCMP’s arsenal, blankets aren’t exactly the first thing that comes to mind. But a new partnership is proving some quilts have a place in policing.