'SIBOL' - Sunshine International Blankets of Love: Crocheted Squares Sponsor Challenge Slide Show

Saturday, 12 March 2011

Good News on a Saturday with lots of deliveries!

Hello Everyone!

I'm very pleased to be popping in today I have lots of Good News to share with you.

Firstly, we have been featured in 'Inside Crochet'. This is the April issue. I'm over the moon that we have a half page spread with gorgeous photos of some of our 'Sunshine Blankets'. Thank you to everyone that has contributed Squares to SIBOL, with out you this would not be possible.

To my 'SIBOLETTES!' Well done 'again!' :) Thank You!

Here's the link if you want to read the article.

Secondly, I am very pleased to tell you that an on-line yarn shop has very kindly offered to sponsor 'SIBOL'. I'm so pleased that they think our project worthwhile, and I do hope you will click on the link and have a look at their gorgeous yarns they have for sale. The company is called 'Addicted2Knitting' and their Logo is on the side bar. They are based in the UK. So thank you very much I am so grateful.

http://addicted2knitting.com/

I've been very busy this morning I have had lots of Squares come in. I would like to share them with you.

First of all I will show you my 'silly attempt' at a Royal Wedding Square!

Laura from the Netherlands has sent me some Royal Wedding Squares this morning along with other beautiful Squares which are in her Slide Show I do hope you will sit back and have a look at them. They are all lovely.

Four beautiful Royal Wedding Squares, are lovely Thank You!

Created with flickr slideshow from softsea.

Gorgeous Squares Laura, thank you!

Next we have Gail from the UK! Gail has made some Squares in my favourite colours. They are really nice and I'm so pleased you are enjoying SIBOL!

You can tell these are my colours! Simply beautiful Squares!

Created with flickr slideshow from softsea.

I just love Grannies! Beautiful colour combinations, thank you Gail!

Next we have Jean Nock (UK)

Such beautiful Squares, and what wonderful colours! Thank you so much. Here's your own Slide Show enjoy!

Created with flickr slideshow from softsea.

Thank you!

I would also like to show you some Squares from the Netherlands.

ATheeC (Flickr) Tinka, has sent SIBOL some Squares from herself and her Daughter Annelinde.

Let's have a look firstly at Annelindes. Annelinde started Crocheting a short while ago after watching her Mother crochet. Tinka showed her Daughter and I'm very pleased that she contributes regularly now to SIBOL. It's so nice to see the youngsters start new crafts. Apart from the Crocheted Squares Annelinde has started Knitting too! So she has sent one of her Knitted Squares as well. Wonderful Squares Anneline.

Three Crocheted Grannies and one Knitted Square. I love them Annelinde Thank You so much!

Well done Annelinde!

Then we have Tinka's Squares. Tinka has made some great Squares for our Royal Wedding Challenge. So beautiful.

Great ideas for the Royal Wedding Challenge, Thank You!

Created with flickr slideshow from softsea.

I'm sure you will agree that the other Squares are beautiful too! Thank you so much!

If you want to have a go at the remaining SIBOL Challenges please pop over to our other web site.

If you would like to have a go at the Royal Wedding Challenge there is still time. I'm asking that the Squares be delivered to me by March 18th if at all possible. Would you like inspiration? Take a look at this mosaic I have put together. I'm sure you can come up with other ideas too! Have fun with us and join in.

Squares already for our Royal Wedding Challenge. Want to join us? Deadline March 18th.

I do hope you have enjoyed looking at all these marvellous Squares today whether they are in the Royal Wedding Challenge or ones that have been delivered today! They are all superb!

Thanks for making SIBOL so....successful everyone! It's so nice we are all working hard for the Elderly but also we are having fun in our on-line Crocheting and Knitting Group. So nice to be recognised in one of the top Crocheting magazines and I just can't thank you all enough!

Have a great weekend, and I think I deserve a cup of tea now after all this loading up!

x Sue x

P.S. Nearly forgot I have finished 'Circle of Friends' now. I will be doing my Ta - Dah on Monday there is a lot to look at in this post. It's come out quite nicely I think although I did have to un-pick three times! I just couldn't seem to get the Squares how I wanted them. They look so different once they are assembled.

I'm really going this time....Bye!!!!

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!