Each month, the volunteers, known as the “ladies of Camp Builders,” accompany their husbands to projects organized by Texans on Mission Camp Builders.

In the sewing room, the women tackle various projects, from curtains for the camp dorms to baby blankets and hats for pregnancy centres, as well as the fidget quilts.

Heights Baptist Church in Alvin has received numerous fidget quilts donated by the ladies of Camp Builders to go in its specially fabricated sensory room and its sanctuary “buddy bags.”

“The quilts bring joy to the boys and girls. It helps them feel included. It helps them feel special,” said Julie Hernandez, Heights’ disability ministry director. “It helps meet their needs and meet them where they are, whether it’s in the sanctuary or the sensory room.”

Every quilt is unique, said Beverly Quinn, coordinator for the ladies of Camp Builders, making it a fun project for people with great imaginations. While some quilts are colourful with buttons and small stuffed animals, others boast a more nostalgic pattern.

“Of all the projects we do, the fidget quilts are the most fun to make because you get to be creative,” Quinn said.

In nursing homes, fidget quilts give residents in memory care an avenue to exercise their minds and their fingers.

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