Quilts and funds exchanged in good causes – Guild gives tactile quilts to long-term care residents

An lovely exchange took place last Friday between quilters from the Tofield Country Quilters Guild and Long-Term Care residents at the Tofield Health Centre.

Several members came to donate 11 tactile quilts to the residents at long-term care on behalf of the guild. Each square on a tactile quilt is different to the touch and has a particular texture that the person using the quilt can identify by touch and feel.

A particular square could feel soft and fuzzy to the touch, or rougher, as in corduroy material, for example. Guild President Natalie Warkentin said the differences in touch and feel can help to awaken the senses, much like the smell of food arouses a sense of hunger.

For more see the Jan. 29/13 issue of the Tofield Mercury