Dialysis Patients Quilts
#41
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Mooresville, NC
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Originally Posted by Ann63
The ones I have done are about 45x60. If anyone has any suggestions, please post them. I still consider myself a beginner so this is new to me. I will post pictures when my camera finish charging.
Sandy in Mooresville, NC
#43
Oh! You and your new ministry are heaven sent! With many family members having been on dialysis and a son with a kidney transplant, this "work" is just what I want and need to do. I had just reorganized my fabric and wondered who with what need would like a quilt.
Thanks for the answer!
And bless all of you who give your quilts to those in need.
Thanks for the answer!
And bless all of you who give your quilts to those in need.
#44
Originally Posted by knichols58
Thank you for starting this thread, as my DH just started dialysis. I've gathered music fabric to make him a quilt - he's a jazz musician. I've been looking for the right pattern for this. I'm anxious to read the other replies for inspiration. Thank you.
#46
Thank you all for your suggestions. I have 2 with white fabrics, but I will be choosing dark for future quilts. I also like the idea to use flannel backing. I started out making denim/flannel quilts so I will be making a few of those also. Thanks again to you all for such positive response.
#49
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Lowell, MA
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What a wonderful thing you are doing. I wish I had thought of something like this when my nephew was going through dialysis several years ago. Maybe the nurse kept him warm - he wound up marrying his dialysis nurse and they've been married 3 years now. Another happy ending after receiving a transplant from his cousin.
#50
My sister is on dialysis and I am making her a quilt too. She has a small one that the center gave her but it is not quite large enough to keep her warm. When they remove all their blood to filter and clean it, it is returned to the body at below body temp besides the fact that the rooms are kept cool just like an OR is at the hospital to help with the germs and the heat that all the equipment puts off. One thing that needs to be remembered is that these quilts will get a lot of use and laundering so they need to be sturdy and well constructed. I know that my sister has extremely dry skin since her dialysis and the flannel or fleece would not be great for her so I am sticking with cottons and a thin low-loft batting like I would put in a baby quilt that can handle the laundry conditions it will experience.
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