TOP TIPS
Making Memory/Fiddle quilts
Memory/Fiddle quilts need to be:
- Designed to include fabric and “fiddly bits” that will attract attention and prompt conversation
- Small enough to be portable
- Washable – or constructed so any bits that aren’t washable can be detached
For more details, see our printable tips sheet below
Making Memory and Fiddle Quilts – top tips Aug 2017
There are some pictures of examples on our Facebook page.
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Beneficiaries
You may already know someone who would benefit from having a quilt – if so you might find the POPP method (see Joan’s quilt below) helps you design it
If you are part of a group who wants to make several quilts you will need to find a care setting to donate them to. Whether you make the quilts or find the setting first is down to personal preference.
To find a care setting you can:
- Ask friends and family for suggestions
- Identify possibilities yourself through Internet search
- Pick the brains of the local dementia specialists.
For more details see our printable tip sheet below
Finding beneficiaries – Top tips
How to make a quilt inspired by an individual
Joan’s Quilt
Inspired by Karen’s mother-in-law a lovely Yorkshire lady who died of vascular dementia- see how to design a quilt for a particular person via the link below
Fiddle Fingers Quilts goes POPP Joans quilt with photo
