Squares from the UK and the USA!

Tuesday 1 February 2011

Squares from the UK and the USA!

Hello Everyone!

Well as I type the sun is shining, but it's quite chilly out there still. Hopefully going to warm up soon.

Thank you for the Squares I have received today! Squares have come in from Heather414 in the USA and crochet3love here in the UK! Both sets of Squares are just gorgeous. I bet you want to see them!.

First of all may I tell you I bought a copy of 'Yours' this morning and for those of you that are familar with 'Loving Hands' and Lou Jaap who founded it there is a wonderful article on her and all the good work she does for Charities. Her Group started as a mere Knitting Group, but after 'blogging' about it on the internet rather like SIBOL I thought, her group has expanded. She has her own personal health issues but this does not stop her from still helping others. I read that her Daughters are keeping the group ticking over until their Mother is able to take charge again.

Please visit http://www.lovinghands.org.uk/ For further information.
'Yours' is well worth buying at £1.40 a copy.

Let's get on with the Squares shall we?

crochet3love has made three pretty Squares. I'm going to show you the Flower Fairy one she made for our 'Young At Heart' Blanket. Simply gorgeous! Then the others are in the Slide Show. crochet3love has centred the Squares with beads, how lovely.

crochet3love (UK) Your Squares arrived today! Thank You! 'A Flower Fairy Square granting a wish!' For the 'Young At Heart' Challenge....>

Created with flickr slideshow from softsea.

Thank you so much for the Squares crochet3love. They are all so lovely.

The other Squares have come in from Heather414 over in the USA. Please pop over and visit her blog, she has made some gorgeous Squares for herself and I'm really pleased she has very kindly made some for SIBOL. Her Squares will be used for the 'Spring Blanket'. Just take a look at these and then view Heather414's Slide Show. Thank you so much and I now officially declare you one of our 'SIBOLETTES!'. Welcome!

'Flowers on the Green' Squares for SIBOL. The other two in the Slide Show are Sunset/Sunrise Squares.

Heather414 (USA) Your Squares have arrived Thank You!

Created with flickr slideshow from softsea.

Such pretty Squares I love them. I'm pleased you are both enjoying SIBOL!

Have a good day everyone!

5 comments:

-1 February 2011 at 16:07
More pretty and imaginative squares. It is amazing how many different ideas continue to come in for the Young at Heart squares.
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Louise1 February 2011 at 16:44
Stunning, I will have to get the creative thinking cap on.
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Heather - The Good Life1 February 2011 at 16:52
The young at heart squares are so pretty! I especially enjoy seeing the "story" type squares, very unique.

Thank you for the nice comments on my flowers on the green squares and welcoming me into the SIBOL "family". Have a wonderful day Mrs. Twins! :-)
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Unknown2 February 2011 at 00:06
These square just keep getting fancier and fancier. I aDORE that last with the sage border. Do we know that pattern?
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Heather - The Good Life2 February 2011 at 12:58
Hi Garden Bell.....the pattern is the Blushing Bride Square, here is a link to the pattern...http://heather-thegoodlife.blogspot.com/2011/01/blushing-bride-square.html. Thank you for the nice compliment. :-)
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Welcome to 'SIBOL'

Hi I'm Sue,

Married with Twin Daughters.

I live in the UK.

With the help of my on-line friends we

are making and donating Sunshine Blankets

to Elderly Residents in Care/Nursing Homes.

Would you like to help us?

We no longer accept Squares but we do accept

your Crocheted and Knitted Blankets. We also

accept Knitted and Crocheted Shawls.

My address is only available by email.

Sue on sueatpigsty@virginmedia.com

All details are on

www.sibolchallenges.blogspot.com

The project was started in Memory of my

Grandmother.

Thank you!

One of the Residents trying one of our Shawls on.

Important Notices

Please Note.

Donations of Sunshine Blankets/Shawls/Butterflies can be accepted between these dates.

1st March to 30th November 2016. Thank you.

I am often asked if there are 'collection points' around the country. Some Ladies find the cost of postage too expensive. There is a way round this. Why not make your Sunshine Blanket and donate it to your 'local' Care Home? If you want to contact me for a a pdf 'label' I will willingly send it to you. You can do this on behalf of our Group 'SIBOL' if that would help you. On the understanding that you would send me a photo of your blanket and the name of the Home where you have donated it to. I can then count this in to our totals.

Lists of Care Homes are available by contacting me.

This would be a great way of getting Sunshine Blankets to the Elderly in other parts of the country and not just 'Birmingham'.

If I can help you please contact me

I'm Sue on sueatpigsty@virginmedia.com

Thank you.

The Lost Stash by Sally 'Chunky Hooker'.

Whilst rummaging in the scrap cupboard, I heard a plaintive cry " She never looks in our little bag, Can you tell me why? " A voice replied, "We're old and tatty, A little bit worn out, Our colours dull, our fibres matted, Now don't give me that pout!" "But I want to be a 'Sibolette', I really, really do! To be part of a Sibol, Made by the lovely Sue. It's my destiny, my dream, my fate!" The voice was getting higher, "I may be old but it's never too late, I'm not ready to retire". "Oh gosh", I thought, That sounds like me, Slightly worn, with a dodgy knee. So I'm off to college, A Diploma to gain And the voices of the Lost Stash? "Sibolettes" they became!