Fidget Quilt

 Last month I received an e-mail from Carol Y. in Virginia asking me if I would like a box of scraps that she had accumulated over the years. Now, I have absolutely no business acquiring one more scrid of fabric, but she was so nice, how could I say no? (wink!!). And what a box it was - full to the brim!

 It arrived on a Thursday which is the day we have our grandsons. The 4 year old and I had the best time sorting through the colorful scraps. He picked out some larger pieces to use as blankets for his “stuffies”. I picked out what I fancied and put the remainder in a smaller box to take to my meeting this month. They will be used to make quilts for the community.

We got an “urgent need” notice from our local hospital for “fidget” quilts for the Alzheimer’s unit. I grabbed a few pieces from my “keepers” pile and made this little piece. 

The cat is stuffed and fits into a little pocket.

The little Matryoska owl fabric was so cute. I stuffed this one and I have enough to make several more.

The pretty pansy fabric surrounds an elastic so they can pull it back and forth. These are fun to make and as long as things are safely secured to the piece it is really “anything goes”.  I hope to make a few more this weekend.

 My friends Janet (RogueQuilts) and Barbara (Quilts, Gravestones and Elusive Ancestors) also received scraps from Carol. Click on their links to see what fun things they came up with.

 Thanks a million Carol! Your scraps are well traveled and very much appreciated!