Ami Simms has organized the Alzheimer’s Art Quilt Initiativeto raise awareness of this
disease and to fund research.  Periodically there’s an auction of the quilts submitted.  The current auction goes until May 10.
 My daughter browsed the site recently and called my attention to what’s occurring.  We saw some really fabulous quilt art displayed. 
Also, the quiltmakers included a short write-up about the quilt and the person(usually someone with Alzheimer’s) who inspired it.  These are very touching and bring back memories of my mom who loved quilts and encouraged me in my quiltmaking.
 Then as I visited Chloe’s Tangled Thread blog, I discovered we’re thinking along …read more

The Touch Quilt, at the Alzheimer’s Store (http://alzstore.com/ ) gave me ideas for quilts we can design for family members or friends stricken with this disease.  If we don’t have time to make the quilt, we can always purchase one and then create more as needed.
However, they appear very easy to design and make with 13 x 15-inch blocks of different colors and textures.  For instance you could use a variety -flannel, corduroy, nubby fabric and others – to create a quilt that appeals to the Alzheimer’s patient’s tactile sense.  Using different colors and designs also will give the quilt …read more

To develop more awareness of Alzheimer’s and spread knowledge about this disease, quilters in Blount County, Tennessee are designing a memory quilt which will hand in the Blount county Museum.  The Blount County Outreach Council, under the direction of Trula Jones, whose mother has Alzheimer’s, developed a plan to increase community awareness and help fight this disease.
The colors in this Alzheimer’s awareness quilt – black, green, gold and red – are associated with African-American tradition.
For more information about this memory quilt, visit The Daily Times ( www.thedailytimes.com ).  Click on “health times” and scroll down to the story for 8/26. Also you …read more