Squares from South Africa and the UK today!

Hi Everyone!

Well Squares are flying in from all directions this week. I'm pleased to say Jens' Squares have come in from South Africa today.  She has very kindly made SIBOL some Squares for the 'Blue and White' Challenge. They are simply gorgeous. I love them. I particularly like the two shades of Blue that she has used and the yarn looks so good to work with.

Amazing how far SIBOL reaches........It was a pleasure to chat to you on email Jen and thank you so much for your contribution of Squares  for SIBOL. Please enjoy your Slide Show.

I also had some Squares come in from Rachael I do hope you will check her blog out.  She has very kindly sent me once again the most wonderful selection of Squares. Some for our 'Blue and White' Challenge and some others too. I would also like to thank her Mom who very kindly sent me some Squares too. The Granny ones. It's lovely when Mom's get involved with their Daughters for SIBOL.  I do appreciate your help. Thank you very much.

Here's your Slide Show Rachael and 'Mom'.

Thanks to Jen, Rachael and her Mom for contributing Squares to SIBOL.  I've enjoyed making your Slide Shows for you.   Have a good week.

Attention to all SIBOLETTES

Attention to all SIBOLETTES!!!!!

Please go to the following link

SOUTH PARK YOURSELF -

and

get yourself

SOUTH PARKed

.

We would all love to see what your think you look like.

Add your country flag, so we know where you are from.

Anything, goes.

Then add to Flickr, so you can create a gallery of all your SIBOLette friends.

Here is who I have found so far....where are you?

SIBOLETTE Friends South Parked - In Flickr Gallery

Here I am on a hot summer day out in my garden outside of Chicago.

and

No, they don't have a yarn and hook, sorry.

Squares! Squares and Squares from three different countries....... Sit back and enjoy the Slide Shows......

Hi Everyone!

Well it's certainly been a very interesting week for me.  You've been sending me the most beautiful Squares. First of all Pertinitaco (Flickr)  in Spain. She has made gorgeous Squares for the 'Blue and White' Challenge.  She's used some textured yarn.  I 'think' it's called ''eyelash' yarn.  On Monday I was reading my regular mail from Rachel's Crochet Spot She was doing an article on using 'eyelash' yarn which I found terribly interesting.  If you want to pop over to her please do I have given you the link. As you know my Husband bought me some last week and I know it is a bit tricky to work with, so her tips were quite useful.

Thank you so much  Pertinitaco   for the Squares.  Pertinitaco  is a regular contributor to SIBOL and she really enjoys the Challenges. Particularly looking forward to the 'Strawberry and Cream' one which is coming up. By this we mean Squares in the colour of 'Strawberries and Cream!'. Yummy!!!

Here's your Slide Show Pertinitaco.  I hope you enjoy it. Sit back everyone and just take a look at Pertinitacos' Squares!

I have also had some really pretty Squares come in from one of our 'team bloggers' Louise.  Louise very often makes us Squares and I am most grateful to her.  She loves Crocheting and today I am showing you her 'Blue and White' Squares.  Four Squares in the most beautiful patterns.   As I have said many times before I just love this combination.  I have found today it was better to take some photos inside the house as well because it is so bright and hot outside. The photos weren't coming out particularly well.  I do hope you enjoy Louises' Slide Show. The Squares have come from Gibraltar.

Thanks Louise.

I'm very happy to tell you we have a new 'team blogger' on board  SIBOL.  Welcome Isolde! Isolde is absolutely loving  SIBOL.  She's been working very hard trying out new patterns for our  SIBOL  Squares! She has written her own 'team blog' and I do hope you'll go back a couple of posts to read it. She has detailed pattern information for you. Here's Isoldes' Squares on her Slide Show, thank you for brilliant colourful Squares!

Many thanks Pertinitaco,  Louise and Isolde.  Your Squares are wonderful, I love them all.
I am most grateful to you all. Thank you.

Busy day for me today!

Hi Everyone!

It's so.....hot here in the UK again today! What's the weather like with you?

I'm very happy to be showing you some Squares which have come in today firstly from the UK. Margaret very kindly sent me these Squares.  I've made you a Slide show Margaret.  I had to wait a while today because it was so bright outside that I couldn't get a good shot.

Margaret has sent a beautiful 'Blue and White' Square. Now this Square has a lovely flower Crocheted on. Now I'm wondering whether to put this into the 'Blue and White' Challenge or put it into the 'Flower Challenge'.  I think.......I'm going to put it into the 'Flower Challenge' Blanket so this will go into Number 2 which I'm doing now. Then we have a very pretty 'Strawberries and Cream' one.  Isn't this just wonderful? So unusual I just love it.  Then Margaret has sent over a 'Picture Square', just look at that! Also a lovely Granny Square which will be great too in future blankets.  Of course I couldn't wait to take some photos of these Squares to show you and of course I'd be happy to receive some more whenever you feel like doing any.  Thank you so much.

Please sit back and look at Margaret's beautiful Squares, I love them.

Secondly, I received a package from a Friend living in Germany. Farruska (Flickr).  Not only did I receive some Squares fron Farruska but her Mother very kindly made me some too. Her Mother lives in Portugal and I was really touched by her kindness in helping me.  Both lots of Squares are just so beautiful and I thank you so...much.  I'm over the moon with these Squares too.

Not only do I like all the Squares I have received today, but I absolutely love them!  I do hope all three Ladies enjoy the Slide Shows I have made for you.

Thanks so much.

Squares on a Monday!

Hello Everyone!

I do hope you have all had a pleasant weekend. It's such a beautiful day here today so I took a walk outside with Marion119's Squares. From the UK, today. Some will be absolutely perfect for the Flower theme (which actually has now finished) and some too for the Blue and White them.  Marion119 has made some really lovely Squares with lots of Flowers. I just love the Blue and White combinations as I have said before many times.

If you are popping in to see Squares which you have sent please go back posts. We post nearly every day so there is plenty to see and the pages turn very quickly.

I'm always very pleased to receive new enquiries and it's lovely to meet new friends too. My email address is sueatpigsty@talktalk.net if anyone is interested in becoming a 'SIBOLETTE!'  please do get in touch with me.

I'll leave you now with Marion119's Slide Show so please enjoy as much as I have.
Have a lovely Evening, and thank you Marion119!

9 new SIBOL-squares

Hi everybody,

I'd like to show you the 9 squares I sent to Mrs Twins last friday.

It was again so much fun making them! Trying out new patterns, in these quite sunny patterns and colours.

Let us look at the new squares:



You've already seen the three in the top row:
• the pop wheel motiv (with a little twist by me, because the square turned out a bit too small)
• a tweedy granny
• a bold rose, attached on a granny square
(all patterns by Sarah London & these three are already shown here and at Flickr)

on the second row:
3 sunburst granny square, one of my recent new favourites. I used 3 times the same colours, but in different variations

in the last row:
• fretwork (a pattern by Jan Eaton, 200 crochet blocks)
• three-colour square (also by Jan Eaton, 200 crochet blocks)
• big flower (a pattern by Drops Design)

I hope you like them as much as I enjoyed crocheting them.



Pictures of every square later today at Flickr, in the SIBOL-group.

(all about my other WIP's and our everyday life in general at: www.everydaylife-isolde.blogspot.com)

See you soon!
xxx

Isolde

Saturday Squares from 'Down Under!'

Hi Everyone!

Happy Saturday to you all.

My Postie delivers on a Saturday and I'm so pleased he did today because he has brought Margarets' Squares!  She lives in Australia.  So the SIBOL Squares have travelled a long way! I've given them some
fresh air and took them out into my Garden where they joined my Geraniums for a 'photo-shoot!' ha.ha.

Margarets' Squares are just so beautiful.  She's sent some for the 'Blue and White' Challenge which are simply gorgeous. I do love this colour combination and she's sent others too which you'll see for yourselves! They simply are beautiful.

I do hope you will go back posts when you visit SIBOL, because I put everyones' Squares on to SIBOL when they arrive so you can see them all. I know you enjoy the Slide Shows because I have some really wonderful comments.  I thank you all so much.

Margaret, thank you.  Please make yourself a cuppa, sit back and enjoy seeing your Squares in my Garden!

Have a good weekend everyone!

Squares from Canada and the UK! Thank you!

Hi Everyone!
Thank you for visiting SIBOL today!

I'm very happy to be showing you two lots of Squares today!
Firstly Bonnie in Canada, your Squares arrived this morning. Thank you so much for taking part in the SIBOL Project. Your Squares are gorgeous I just love the bright colours you've used. I'm sure
everyone will agree the colour combinations on all of them are really nice. I just couldn't wait to get
 outside and take my usual photographs.

I wonder if you could contact me I can't put my hands on your email address at the moment and I desperately want to thank you personally. sueatpigsty@talktalk.net

Here's your Slide Show,

I would also like to thank Pippa.S from the (MSE  Forum) here in the UK. Pippa.S. sent me some really pretty Squares today and I am most grateful. I have actually got one of her Flower Squares in my 'Flower Power' Blanket. (2nd Row down, 2nd Square in from the left side).   Photograph of the latest Blanket will be under Pippas' Slide Show. Sit back and enjoy Pippa! Thank you very much for helping me!

Here's the latest  SIBOL. 'Flower Power!'.



I know I say it all the time, but I am so...grateful for all the Squares that come in to me. With out your help I couldn't get the quantity of Blankets made. I'm so excited still after making 15 Blankets. I get such a buzz receiving your Squares knowing that everyone has gone to such a lot of trouble for me. I know everyone that visits SIBOL  loves looking at the new Squares that's why I like to showcase them for you. We learn by looking at each others, getting inspiration. It's such great fun! Thanks to everyone who has contributed Squares or even for visiting 'SIBOL' Thank you!

Have a good weekend everyone, I'm off for a meal it's our Wedding Anniversary today. 27 years!

Bye.... Hugs  Sue x

'Flower Power!'

Hi Everyone!

We are enjoying a really nice afternoon here now in the UK. I'm just popping in to SIBOL to let you see the 'Flower Power' Blanket.  Each Square/Flower is from a different person. Now if you don't see your Flower Square please do not worry because it will be coming up shortly. I only have another 5 to do! Seriously they are all planned out ready to go........ I went out into the Garden to take some photos for you.  First of all my Ta - Dah!!



I think the Blanket has come out quite well. I love the 25 different varieties of Flowers we have collected from all over the World. I had great fun putting them together and I would like to thank you all for going to such a lot of trouble for SIBOL. Everyone has such wonderful ideas for Squares.....





Aren't they just so pretty? Thank you everyone! Have a lovely day.....

My Yarn Day (continued from Mrs Twins so you'll have to go there first!)

I'm back, Hi!

OOh, this is fun!

Anyway, as I was saying on Mrs Twins when we got back home from Stoke On Trent and Bakewell today I found something in the porch. I couldn't wait to get in the house because it was a parcel  from 'The Garden Bell' over in the USA! First of all I thought it was from bienzfive the writing was so much alike! But no, it was from Kate.

I went in the house and opened the package, what did I find?

Two balls of Yarn from Kate.  I do hope you will pop over to Kates' blog.  We have been together blogging all our 'blogging life' you might say.  We more or less started at the same time.  It was Kate who first of all started her blog and absolutely loved it and I carried on after her. Together we have been on a journey and aren't we just loving it!  Now Kate if you didn't know dyes her own Yarn out in her beautiful garden.  She makes a fantastic job too and has very kindly donated some Yarn which she dyed herself in the appropriate Challenge colours, Blue and White and some for the Flower Challenge.

Wasn't that really nice of her? The Yarn will be so useful to me and I just can't wait to see how it all works in with our Blankets. She also sent me a Flower Square which I am most grateful for and also two photographs of her work. I can't thank you enough Kate and I am so excited to be receiving these for SIBOL. The Square too is just great for our Flower Challenge. You aren't too late either as I have plenty of work still to do.

I've made a Slide Show for you Kate, sit back and enjoy and thank you so much!!

I do thank you all for visiting SIBOL today. My new friend in South Africa it's been a pleasure to be in contact with you today and all the other New Followers Welcome! We are having such fun on SIBOL, thank you for joining us.

I'm off to bed I've had a busy 'Yarn Day!' Once again, thank you Kate!

Strawberries and Cream!

Aren't they luscious?
Get inspired for the next challenge!

Spanish Squares.....

Hi Everyone!

I hope you are all having a Happy Saturday where ever you are visiting SIBOL from?

Today I had Carmens' Squares come to me from Spain.  I do hope you will check her blog out. She has sent me such beautiful Squares. I just love them, beautiful colours and beautiful patterns. I went out into the Garden this morning and took some photographs for you to see. I do hope you enjoy looking at them. Please check previous posts out because we always have such wonderful Squares coming in I would hate you to miss them.

I am showcasing Carmens' Squares now, enjoy!