I’ve always envisioned collaborating with my sister on something that has a meaningful impact and genuinely helps people. However, I hadn't yet discovered the idea until last year when I met Tina Ng, ...

As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Sewing isn’t my thing. Think goodness, the fidget blanket or busy blanket didn’t require me to actually use a sewing machine. I first ...

Who knew fidget blankets would be so popular? Alexandria resident Rosemary Chatterson is reaching out to the public for donations of supplies for the fidget blankets she has been making for local ...

After making hundreds of masks, headbands and scrub caps at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Rosemary Chatterson has taken on a more complex project – making fidget blankets for dementia patients.

What is a fidget blanket? It’s a small lap quilt made with different textured fabrics and often adorned with keys, buttons, zippers, or other objects to help busy the nervous hands of a patient with ...

HIAWATHA, Iowa (KWWL) – One group in Hiawatha is making blankets for hospital patients at St. Luke’s in Cedar Rapids. But these aren’t your typical blankets. Zippers, buttons and velcro cover them.

KENSINGTON, P.E.I. — When Sonia Myers, a social worker with the Senior Mental Health Resource Team, reached out to Faith LeClair of Sew Blessed Quilters, she was just looking for a good deal on a ...

A colourful and tiny blanket unexpectedly connected two women in the Northwest Territories this week — in what one calls a "very heartwarming" tale that's too good to be a coincidence. It began when ...

For Bozena Robertson, crocheting is kind of like baking – it turns out best when made with love. Communities around the territory are feeling the warmth of that secret ingredient as Robertson donates ...

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