'SIBOL' - Sunshine International Blankets of Love: Two Olympic Ta

Saturday 12 May 2012

Two Olympic Ta - Dah's for you!

Good Afternoon everyone!

Welcome to 'SIBOL'.

I am very pleased to be showing you two finished Olympic blankets. The first is a 25 Square one which is Crocheted and Knitted. The Squares are all of different patterns and they really are so pretty! I really enjoyed making this blanket up.

Thanks to everyone that contributed squares for this Olympic Challenge!

Beverley over on RAVELRY has just named this blanket 'Rule Britannia'.

The other blanket today is a 49 Square one. The Squares have come in mainly from craft groups here in the UK, mostly Knitted with a few Crocheted ones.

There are two other blankets. One is finished the other I have the border to do. But it won't be long now before I can show you them. One is 100 Square and the other is 130! A lot of work!

Thanks to everyone that contributed Squares for my Olympic Challenge. These blankets will be auctioned to raise money for Alzheimer's here in the UK!

I'll leave you with some more photos.

Created with flickr slideshow.

A beautiful day here in the UK, I've just been out for a drive in 'Mr T's' open roof car! We stopped at a Garden centre and had a cream tea! How lovely! I know I'm on my slimming plan but......one cream tea won't hurt will it? You won't tell will you?

Bye for now

x Sue x

6 comments:

CrochetBlogger12 May 2012 at 18:47
Especially love that first Olympic blanket!
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SJ Scott12 May 2012 at 19:03
Those are just wonderful, as is the work you are doing!
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Anabel Luna12 May 2012 at 22:09
Lovely :0)
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Silvia13 May 2012 at 00:34
Preciosas las mantitas, te sigo como siempre, besitos.

http://silvia-artesaniadelsur.blogspot.com
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jenn1feranne13 May 2012 at 12:26
Wow Sue! You have done a fantastic job arranging and joining these lovely squares into two beautiful blankets. The balance of shapes and colours is so pleasing. I bet they would make the best paperweights too!
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k1 p1 prject14 May 2012 at 10:09
hi sue , hope enjoyed your cream tea ,
love the olympic blankets huni , they ae beautiful , love to all at SIBOL great work guys xxx mel k1 p1 project xx
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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!