'SIBOL' - Sunshine International Blankets of Love: SIBOL Squares Elderly Blankets Challenge

Saturday, 14 January 2012

Challenge Squares on a Saturday!

Hi Everyone!

Well our Landscape Squares are coming in and I am really optimistic that we can make a successful Blanket for the Jersey Textile Showcase in March. They are all wonderful Squares and I am really grateful to you all.

This morning I had a wonderful Square from Tina. This is such a pretty Square with a combination of Crocheting and Knitting! The Square she has made for our Landscape Challenge is 'Winchester Cathedral'. Just take a look at this little beauty!

Tina (UK) 'Your Local Landscape' Square is beautiful! Thank you!

It's brilliant and I love it. I have now received 16 Squares which I have worked on and I am waiting for the rest to come in now!

I also had some great Squares from jean nock who has very kindly made some 'One Heart From Around The World' Squares for our SIBOL Challenge. She has also sent some Squares for our Stash.

Thank you very much indeed, I love them!

jean Nock (UK) Your Squares have arrived thank you!

Created with flickr slideshow.

I am most grateful to both of you thank you!

Have a good weekend everyone and thank you so much for your comments about dear Molly too!

x Sue x

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!