Touch quilts are also called 'Fidget Quilts' or Tactile Quilts or Alzheimer's Quilts.
Touch Quilt indicates that these are used for tactile stimulation, a calming effect or simply something to hold on to.
I read about the Alzheimer's Initiative after the fact. Quilts were made and auctioned to raise money. A spin-off from the Initiative is the establishment of groups and individuals who make quilts for donation directly to persons who can benefit from a Touch Quilt.
Touch Quilts are used for various purposes: stimulation, comfort, activity and conversation starters for family and visitors.
Careful examination of numbers of quilts displayed online led me to a template of sorts:
My quilts will not have dangling bits that may frustrate recipients who disturbed by those objects, like spools on a cord or buttons.
Embellishments will be soft so as not to harm delicate skin.
Tactile squares or shapes vary for interest.
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