Getting up to date!

Friday, 30 March 2012

Getting up to date!

Hi Everyone!

I am very happy to be showing you some great Squares which have been arriving at 'Two Times'.

First of all a dear friend over on Flickr Salma70 from Kuwait has very kindly sent me these beautiful Squares. They have been made in such a lovely colour combination and the centres are just lovely. It was a nice surprise Salma to receive these in the post and I would like to thank you very much indeed!

I apologise for being a little late showing you these Squares but things have been rather hectic at home with our decorating going on.

Next we have Squares from pippa-anne here in the UK. I love your Squares too beautiful patterns and great colours! These will be great for when we make Mens' Blankets I think.

pippa-anne (UK) Your Squares arrived thank you!

It is rather difficult to take photos with the sun shining so brightly, but thank goodness my camera is working now.

Thanks very much too pippa-anne! I love your crocheting!

makingtracks (UK) has very kindly sent me a Number 2 for our Olympic Blanket which I desperately needed. A gorgeous Knitted Square which I will now use for the '201'2'!
I'm very grateful to you makingtracks!

makingtracks (UK) Your Number '2' has arrived for our Olympic Blanket. Thank you!

I am very grateful to Ann too who has sent me three beautiful sets of embellishments. These will be terribly useful for our 'SIBOL' Blankets. Gorgeous Butterflies, Hearts and Flowers all made in wonderful colours.
It's always useful to have embellishments in our 'SIBOL' Stash, you never know when you might need them.

Let's take a look at them.

Ann (Your embellishments arrived today! Thank you!

How kind of Ann to make Hearts, Butterflies and Flowers for our Blankets

Aren't they lovely? Thank you Ann.

Next we have some pretty Knitted Squares sent in by Helen and Doris from the 'Yate and Chipping Sodbury Knitwits Group'. Ladies you are very kind making these for our 'SIBOL' project. The Squares are wonderful all made in fantastic colours. Some of these the red, blue and white will be used in our Olympic Blanket. Many thanks indeed!

Created with flickr slideshow.

I am now up to date with the recent Squares that have come in. They are all lovely and I am most grateful.
Over the next few days I shall be showing you the latest Blankets.

I'm terribly grateful for all emails received recently. I am so glad that you are enjoying our 'SIBOL' web site and I'm really pleased that you think our project is worthy of your time. I appreciate everything that you do for 'SIBOL'.

I shall be back soon with some 'close ups' of our Olympic Flag Squares and new Blankets too.

Have a good weekend.

x Sue x

1 comment:

jenn1feranne30 March 2012 at 21:05
What a fabulous "postbag", Sue, such lovely work. The flowers, hearts and butterflies are delicious, aren't they!
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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!