Courtesy photo Diane Johnson shows a sample fidget blanket, used by Hospice of Michigan to help dementia patients cope with stress. Diane sews and donates these manipulative Busy Blankets that are ...

In this series, we celebrate special interest groups. Whether you get together to play tennis, board games, take long walks, eat lunch, create art, connect with your neighbors or gather with friends, ...

Join Brenda Bacon at Orcas Senior Center for a creative fidget quilt workshop on Wednesday, Dec. 17, from 1-4 p.m. This hands-on session is designed to guide participants in crafting small, tactile ...

Matt Dubblestein (left) and Beth Pye (right) at the Awesome Kingston pitch party on October 16, 2025. Photo via Awesome Kingston on Facebook. Last week, Awesome Kingston awarded its $1,000 microgrant ...

She was a pivotal figure in linking quilts to the American experience — although she herself never stitched so much as a sweater in her life. Shelly Zegart in 2018. Her work was instrumental in ...

In May, Netflix released a new title: “The Quilters.” The 33-minute documentary, directed by Jenifer McShane and released in 2024, tells the story of a group of men in a maximum security prison in ...

Sew4Service, the non-profit that joins people together to craft, sew, knit and crochet up-cycled fabric into different products that get donated to those in need, is asking the public to pick up the ...

Oklahoma Home and Community Education (OHCE) is marking 97 years of community service with a celebration and a new project to support vulnerable children in Tulsa. TULSA, Okla. - Oklahoma Home and ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - The “Block a Month” quilting club meets every third Friday of the month at Montgomery’s Juliette Hampton Morgan Memorial Library. There, you’ll find quilts traditional and ...

There are many beautiful hand-crafted quilts completed and in progress at the Elliot Lake Quilt Guild that will eventually be donated to various programs in Canada. The quilt guild regularly donates ...