A bumper delivery today. Pop in and see!

Good afternoon and welcome to 'SIBOL',

I have had a bumper delivery of parcels today and I would like to thank everyone who has sent them to me. I asked the new Postman last week what had happened to my usual Postie. He said our road is now on a 'van route' and I'm sure we have something to do with it. Just take a look at this photo it was just like Christmas this morning.

I couldn't wait to open them. I'm keeping you in suspense I think..

So after visiting my favourite place 'Tesco' and visiting my Mother I came home had lunch and then sat down to work through all these parcels. The first one I opened was from joyce28. A cake Square for our 500th Blanket. Isn't this gorgeous? We can all have a piece of cake when our Blanket is finished there is enough to go round don't you think?

Thank you joyce28.

The next two Squares have arrived from jenn1feranne. I am very pleased you have taken part in our Challenges. These Squares are going to look amazing!

The first one is 'Friends holding hands' for our 'Wonderful World Challenge'. What a great idea! Looks like you have added a silver bracelet to the Square :) Nice idea. Thank you!

What do we need when we have a party? Lots of fireworks! Thanks jenn1feranne! Another brilliant Square.
Let's take a look now.

Thank you ever so much for sending them on to me they are going to look great in our special Blankets.

I have some new Blankets to show you and I am so...excited, all three are beautiful.

The first one has been made by suse-su here in the UK. suse-su has tried out the Sarah London 'wool-eater' pattern and I'm sure you will love it.  Our Sunshine Blankets don't have to comprise of Squares you are most welcome to make a Blanket up using any pattern.  This is going to be wonderful for an Elderly person it is so warm and has been made beautifully.

suse-su tells me in her letter that the red wool was already in her stash but the rest came from a lovely lady who answered her freecycle request looking for any spare bits of wool. suse-su sent her a couple of photos while it was in progress and of course when she finished it. She was so impressed she has written a blog about it and put it on her facebook page to help advertise the SIBOL cause. I would love you all to do that if you could! What a great idea.  Her blog post can be found here on the Link  and I'm very happy to be mentioning it on my blog.  I am very grateful to you both this was a fantastic idea.

suse-su also sent some Squares today.

suse-su made some  textured Squares for our 'Sight-Savers' Challenge and I will be very pleased to pass these on with the others to Linda down in Devon who is assembling the second Blanket for us.  I'm pleased you joined in with the Challenge.

I would like to thank you very much indeed for all the work you have put in to the Squares and Blanket I am terribly grateful to you for everything.

A Slide Show for you suse-su!


Created with flickr slideshow.
I had fun taking photos today for you! Sit back and enjoy!

The other two Blankets have been assembled by Sally and I am terribly grateful to her once again.
Sally is so good assembling Knitted Squares and makes a wonderful job of putting them together.
Just take a look at these wonderful Blankets.

Putting only two borders on the brightly coloured one is such a good idea and so different. I love the other one too the joining is really interesting. Superb thank you Sally! These are going to be loved in the homes.

Well I have had a busy day here at SIBOL, it's been a pleasure to receive your work  and take photos for you. I am terribly grateful to everyone that has taken part in our project and the Blankets will be delivered very soon. I know they are all going to be loved.

Thanks for  visiting today!

x Sue x 

Challenge Squares arrive today!

Good Morning and Welcome!

Two beautiful Squares have arrived today from Liztelf here in the UK.

They are for our 'Festivals' Challenge and also our 'What a Wonderful World' Challenge.

Both Squares are gorgeous.

Some really good ideas Liztelf and I am so pleased you have taken part. Thank you!

We have limited spaces available in these Challenges please pop over to

SIBOL CHALLENGES where you will find details.

Here's the Link. 

Have a good weekend. 

x Sue x 

Warm Blankets for the Elderly.

Good morning and welcome to 'SIBOL'.

A very wet miserable day here in the UK today, let's have a look at some new Sunshine Blankets to cheer us up.  The Squares in these Blankets have been made by 80 year old Grace and once again we have put together some wonderful Blankets. These Blankets are so warm and  ideal for our Elderly.

Grace lives in Sheltered accommodation in Birmingham and she really enjoys making Squares for our Group..

How can I refuse when it gives her so much pleasure.

It also gives her hands exercise.

I know these Blankets will be loved by another Elderly person.

Thanks Grace.

Second post today!

I receive Squares from Kianie thank you very much!

Two brilliant Squares for our Festival Challenge. 

'Wine' and 'Scarecrow' 

Also a Square for our 500th Blanket. A really good idea Kianie. 

I love the bubble effect using beads.

Lovely ideas thank you very much I am so pleased you have joined us.

I have also received these Stash Squares from ?

Please contact me

Sue on sueatpigsty@talktalk.net

Thank you very much but I can't acknowledge delivery. 

Some lovely Squares received today!

Thanks for visiting SIBOL.

Please visit SIBOL CHALLENGES.

x Sue x 

Goodies from Belgium arrive today!

Good afternoon,

I would like to thank theemuts over on RAVELRY for the parcel received this afternoon.  Inside I found all these wonderful goodies for SIBOL!

Four Squares for our 500th Blanket. One of these Squares is made by Vera. Vera very kindly tested a new pattern out that theemuts has designed. theemuts thought that a sunny square deserves a place in the 500th Blanket. Oh I definitely agree with you thank you both very much. Let's take a look at them now.

They are going to look great in our 500th Blanket, thank you very much.

We also have these Squares for our Wonderful World Challenge. We have made the first of the two Blankets for this Challenge and these Squares will be sent on to Linda who first suggested the Challenge. She lives in Devon and is going to donate the 2nd Blanket to the Moorfields Hospital where she recently had cataract surgery.  We are going to auction the first Blanket on EBAY.

Inspiration for the middle Square  Red Roses has been taken  from Louis Armstrongs song

'What a Wonderful World!'

'I see trees of green.....

Red Roses too

I see 'em bloom for me and for you.

And I think to myself ...

What a Wonderful World!

Absolutely perfect thank you!

I shall be asking for a photo before Linda sends the blanket off to Moorfields. I would like to thank you for helping me with Squares for this Challenge.

They are all so gorgeous!

Three 'Anemone Squares' for our Stash these are so lovely and I absolutely love the yarn you have used for the Squares.I love pale grey. This is mixed with white.

'Diamond in a Square' for our Stash, perfect too!

2 more Squares for our Stash.

theemuts these Squares are so beautiful. I can tell you have enjoyed making them thank you!

I love the feel of these Squares too, what beauties!

I am a lucky girl today. Not only have I received 19 Squares, I have also received 3 Blankets for the Elderly.

I'm sure you will want to see them.

The first one is called ' Camouflage'.

These colours are favourites of theemuts and it is also a 

song title. The song is by Brad Paisley.

I love these colours very autumny too!

Aren't the Squares super? So...pretty!

The next Blanket is called 'Waterlily Pond' you will see why!

Beautiful Flowers in the centres of each Square and the colours used are so good together.

Isn't this a bright and cheerful Blanket!

Oh goodness it's lovely.

The last Blanket is called 'It's Spring again!'

This one is so.....interesting. Each Square is different and made in a variety of wonderful colours.

I know all three are going to be accepted so well by the Residents in the Homes.

theemuts I have to thank you for the parcel received today.

I'm really pleased both you and Vera have taken part in our Challenges.

It's a pleasure to receive the wonderful Squares and also for the generous amount of time

you have put into these Blankets for the Elderly.

It is  very much appreciated thank you! Would you please thank Vera for me too! It's very nice of her to take part. 

I have made a Slide Show for you now, sit back and enjoy!

Created with flickr slideshow.

x Sue x 

The blankets keep a comin' !

Good afternoon and welcome to 'SIBOL',

I would like to thank 'Divip' over on RAVELRY for a gorgeous Blanket received today!  It's called 'Grampy Lapghan'. It's been made in the Granny Square style and with the combination of colours used it is ideal for a man. We sometimes forget there are Elderly men in the homes but I can assure you there are plenty.

I am very grateful to you 'Divip' for the stash Squares too and also the ribbon.

I will be taking this one out on my next deliveries.  Let's take a look at it now.

Superb thank you! 

Created with flickr slideshow.

Now the kids are back at school I would be very grateful if you could pick up your hooks and needles and make a Square for our Festivals Challenge. This special Blanket will be exhibited at the Jersey Textile Showcase next year and afterwards will be sold to raise money for Macmillan Nursing.

Here's the link to the Jersey Textile Showcase web site and here' the link to Macmillan Nursing.

Details of requirements can be found on 

SIBOL CHALLENGES

Here's the link. 

Have a good day and thanks for visiting!

x Sue x

Festivals Challenge. I am inviting Ladies who Knit and Crochet to take part 'where-ever you live!'

Hi everyone!

I am very eager now to promote our 'Festivals' Challenge. 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
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.

SQUARES IN ASAP PLEASE.  THANK YOU!

The Blanket will go on exhibition in the Gallery at the Harbour in Jersey next year for the duration of the show and then it will be sold to raise funds for Macmillan Nursing. Here's a link.

The Blanket will not be entered in to the Competition as it will be too big.
This is purely for exhibiting and fund-raising.

There are lots of details about the Jersey Textile Showcase  on here here's the link.


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

Thanks to everyone!
Sue

4 Beautiful Knitted Blankets delivered for our Elderly.

Good Afternoon,

I would like to thank Annie for sending me 4 Knitted Blankets which her Knitting Group have put together for SIBOL. They have all been made so well and the colour combinations are just perfect.  I am due to visit Irene our 90 year old Knitter very soon and I have promised to take 4 Blankets for the Elderly Ladies who live by her in Sheltered accommodation. I know from what Irene has said they will be very well received. So these 4 will be ideal. Thank you so much Annie and please thank the Ladies in your Group too!

Created with flickr slideshow.

I hope you are having a good Sunday!
Thanks for visiting today!
x Sue x 

500th Square and a superb Granny Square Blanket arrive today!

Good afternoon,

I'm very pleased to be showing you a Square for our 500th Blanket. It has been made by MarilynJG here in the UK. We have recently reached our 500th Sunshine Blanket and we have decided to make a special 'party theme' Blanket to celebrate. All parties have cake and just look at this Square! It has been made on Marilyn's sewing machine and this is going to look fantastic in our Blanket. Crochet around the edges couldn't be better.

Do you remember the other ones she made? Here they are.... Absolutely wonderful thank you Marilyn!

If you would like to join us there are still spaces available?

Pop over to RAVELRY on this link.

I also received a superb Granny Square Blanket in the post today from 'jean nock'.

Each Square is different as you can see using lots of spare yarn and it's another wonderful Blanket for the Elderly. This is a great size and I know it will be very well received at one of the homes.

Thank you very much 'jean nock'

So pretty thank you very much.

x Sue x 

Wonderful Blankets to see today!

Good Afternoon to you all and thanks for visiting the 'SIBOL' Blog,

I would like to thank Kate today for the box received this morning. Inside were three gorgeous Blankets, SIBOL Butterflies and a lovely bag of Ribbon which will be very useful indeed.

This picture one is based on Louis Armstrong's lyrics to Wonderful World.  Kate tells me she didn't mean to make a whole Blanket but she had  a couple of squares that were too big a while ago and they were just being unloved.  All of a sudden inspiration hit, she thought of our Challenge and before she knew it she had made a whole Blanket. This certainly is a wonderful Blanket, you really have some fantastic ideas for Squares.  While we are talking about our Challenge I do still need Squares if anyone would like to help details are over on our Challenge Blog. Here's the link.

I love the World Square in particular you have captured it really well and of course clouds, sun, trees, flowers make this really interesting.  

We have two other Blankets to look at now and it's the good ol' Granny that has been used. 

The Black border is perfect Kate it really makes the Squares stand out.

It's nice to see the tiny Squares made in to a Blanket and I love how you have incorporated the two different sizes in the other one.

Kate you have worked really hard on all three Blankets, thank you so much for making and donating them. Also for the lovely SIBOL Butterflies and Ribbon too which will be terribly useful.

I know these Blankets are going to be loved. I will be very happy indeed to

pass them on to the Elderly. Thank you.

A Slide Show for you Kate.

Created with flickr slideshow.

Thanks for popping in today.

If you would like to ask me anything about our Blankets please mail me

Sue on sueatpigsty@talktalk.net

Bye for now!

x Sue x 

500th Blanket Challenge.

Good Morning to you all!

I am very pleased to be showing you some Squares that have arrived this morning from Fien in the Netherlands. She has very kindly made four for our Stash and one for our 500th Blanket. Amongst the Squares I have also received some pretty Butterflies.  I am so pleased you have taken part in our special
500th Blanket Challenge and I welcome others to take part too! Details are on here.

For our 500th Blanket .....

All gorgeous Squares thank you Fien.

x Sue x 

Southbank Centre Village Fair Day 2.

Good Afternoon and welcome to 'SIBOL',

I am terribly grateful to Maria-Jesus and PurlyGalore for promoting our 'SIBOL' Group at the event which has been taking place at the Southbank Centre in London over the last two days. They belong to the London Knaughty Knitters and they very kindly distributed information about our project.  They have also very kindly given me an up-date on Day two.

"The day, again, has been fantastic.

One of our top students, the Baking Dolly, who learnt to knit and crochet in the space of two hours yesterday, also won the 'Bake off' competition today, and brought her mouthwatering prize winning lemon drizzle cake for us to eat!

We had lots of women and men knitting with us, many different nationalities, and some lovely children...

It was really interesting to hear their knitting stories, and we made some new friends.

Many people wanted to find out about Sibol, and took some information home.

Thanks to them, over the last two days we've made about 50 squares!

Overall, we have a grand total of 103.

They will be made into blankets and added to the one we've already finished.

It's been a great weekend, and we hope you have gained many Sibolettes :)"

Regards,

Purlygalore and Maria-Jesus

Photos too! Thank you!

The photos are great, it  looks as though you all had a fab time. A lovely time to sit, knit and chat and at the same time turn out some beautiful Squares and Butterflies for 'SIBOL'. Beautiful blankets too coming my way by the look of the photos. 

I'm sure everyone in the 'SIBOL' Group would like to thank you both  for promoting our Group. You have both worked really hard making this event a success and I have to say the leaflets that you produced are fabulous. Well done to you both!

x Sue x