Join us in our Challenge for Macmillan Nursing.

Wednesday, 19 June 2013

Join us in our Challenge for Macmillan Nursing.

Hi everyone!

We had such fun taking part in the 2012 "Jersey Textile Showcase" with our Blanket

'Your Local Landscape' Blanket has raised £95.00 for Jersey Mencap. Thank you!

"Your Local Landscape" when it raised £95.00 for Jersey Mencap. I was wondering if you would like to help me make a Blanket for next years exhibition. The theme is 'Festivals'.

So I am inviting you to make a 6" Crocheted or Knitted Square with this in mind.

Where-ever you live in the World each country holds it's own Festivals.
If you 'Google' - 'Festivals' you will find lists of various ones held.
You know the sort of thing Music, Wine, Book, Film, Steam, Religious, etc

Here's a link giving you some ideas.

REQUIREMENTS

6" Crocheted or Knitted Square.
Acrylic yarn.
Festival theme Picture Square
Lots of colour!
With each Square please enclose a note enclosing details about the Square you have made so I can enclose a sheet with the Blanket.

DEADLINE END NOVEMBER 2013.

The Blanket will go on exhibition in the Gallery at the Harbour in Jersey for the duration of the show and then it will be sold to raise funds for Macmillan Nursing here in the UK.

Our Blanket will not be entered in to the Competition they are holding it will be purely for exhibiting and fund-raising.

There are lots of details about the Jersey Textile Showcase on here

Enquiries Sue on sueatpigsty@talktalk.net or RAV mail me 'MrsTwins'

I do hope we can help them raise some money for this worthwhile cause.

Thanks everyone!

x Sue x

1 comment:

Kay G.19 June 2013 at 23:09
Hey Sue,
I see my Stone MOuntain square in that blanket from last year for Jersey.
How in the world did I do that? I have no idea!!
I LOVE all the blankets that are being made and sent to you, fantastic! Hope you are well!
Love,
Kay
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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!