'FESTIVALS' / JERSEY TEXTILE SHOWCASE 2014.
'WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD' /'SIGHT SAVERS'.
Hi everyone!
We had such fun taking part in the 2012 Jersey Textile Showcase with our Blanket 'Your Local Landscape' when it raised £95.00 for Jersey Mencap. I was wondering if you would like to help me make a Blanket for next years exhibition.
The theme is 'Festivals'. 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.
Why not put your thinking caps on and make a Square or two?
REQUIREMENTS
6" Crocheted or Knitted Square.
Acrylic yarn.
Festival theme
With each Square please enclose a note enclosing details about the Square you have made so I can enclose a sheet with the Blanket.
DEADLINE END NOVEMBER 2013.
The Blanket will go on exhibition in the Gallery at the Harbour in Jersey for the duration of the show and then it will be sold to raise funds for a particular Charity. The Charity hasn't been decided yet there is a choice of two apparently. I will be informed when the decision has been made.
This 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
Enquiries Sue on sueatpigsty@talktalk.net
or RAV mail me MrsTwins
My current Challenges are ending June 2013.
We have two big ones to keep us going.
The Jersey Textile Showcase and What a Wonderful World. (Scroll down please).
I do hope you will support our Group.
Hi Everyone!
Welcome to 'SIBOL' Challenges!
I'm very happy to be announcing the new Challenges for SIBOL!
For your information
'SIBOL' - ( Main Blog)
'SIBOL - The Archive' (Do you want to try a new Square?)
Flickr - Our visual record of Squares and Blankets.
RAVERLY - Why not join our SIBOL Group?
Flickr - Our visual record of Squares and Blankets.
RAVERLY - Why not join our SIBOL Group?
Would you like my address? (NOT AVAILABLE ON THIS WEBSITE SORRY)
Do you have any queries
Please email me on
INSTRUCTIONS FOR SQUARES.
Your Squares must be as near to 6" (15 cms) as possible.
Acrylic yarn please as it washes better.
Acrylic yarn please as it washes better.
PLEASE USE A RULER AND MEASURE YOUR SQUARES.
This is terribly important as it causes problems when assembling if not roughly 6". It doesn't matter if they are 'just under' or 'just over' but not 7"! Thank you!
If you are making a Knitted Square, could you please knit in a border around the sides of the Square. This enables me to join them easily.
Please attach a label to your Square with your name written on and the Challenge.
Please also enclose a piece of paper with your details on.
Name
Address
email address
Rav Name if possible
Flickr User Name if possible
Blog address if possible
I am going to first of all list my new Challenges and then we will look at them more closely.
2. Gardening Challenge. End June
3. Wartime Challenge. End June
6. Transport Challenge. End June
8. Butterfly Challenge. End June
9. Debi's - 'Lavender Square' Challenge. End June
3. Wartime Challenge. End June
6. Transport Challenge. End June
8. Butterfly Challenge. End June
9. Debi's - 'Lavender Square' Challenge. End June
12. SPECIAL CHALLENGE 2013. 'Linda's suggestion).
'What a Wonderful World!' Challenge.
I'm collecting 125 Squares for this Challenge. (Hopefully). (No deadline as yet)
(1) Large 100 Square Blanket)
(1) Small 25 Square Blanket - to be assembled by Linda. To be donated to Moorfield Hospital,
London.
Raising money for 'Sight Savers' - Cataract Removal.
13. 'Make your own 'SIBOL' Blanket Challenge' (Squares 25) or one of your own design.
14. 'Make your own Large Granny Square Blanket'.
'What a Wonderful World!' Challenge.
I'm collecting 125 Squares for this Challenge. (Hopefully). (No deadline as yet)
(1) Large 100 Square Blanket)
(1) Small 25 Square Blanket - to be assembled by Linda. To be donated to Moorfield Hospital,
London.
Raising money for 'Sight Savers' - Cataract Removal.
13. 'Make your own 'SIBOL' Blanket Challenge' (Squares 25) or one of your own design.
14. 'Make your own Large Granny Square Blanket'.
2. 'Gardening' Challenge.
Make 1 or 2
6" (15cms) Square
Crocheted or Knitted
6" (15cms) Square
Crocheted or Knitted
In any colours you like
Acrylic yarn
Deadline end of JUNE.
Please attach a label to your Squares with your name and state which Challenge.
Deadline end of JUNE.
Please attach a label to your Squares with your name and state which Challenge.
Put your thinking caps on. This Challenge will be very interesting. Please make a Square with this theme in mind.
For example....
3. 'Wartime Challenge'.
Make 1 or 2
6" (15cms) Square
Crocheted or Knitted
6" (15cms) Square
Crocheted or Knitted
In any colours you like
Acrylic yarn
Deadline end JUNE
Deadline end JUNE
Please attach a label to your Squares with your name and state which Challenge.
Please make a Square with the 'War' in mind. To give you some ideas you could make a Square with a Gas Mask on, planes, ships, tanks, medals, ration books, Poppies, evacuees etc.,
Please make a Square with the 'War' in mind. To give you some ideas you could make a Square with a Gas Mask on, planes, ships, tanks, medals, ration books, Poppies, evacuees etc.,
Use your imagination, have fun with this Challenge!
6. 'Transport' Challenge
Make 1 or 2 Squares
Crocheted or Knitted
6" (15cms)
Acrylic yarn if possible please
Any colours.
Deadline end of JUNE
Please attach a label to your Squares with your name and state which Challenge.
Please make a 6" Square with 'Transport' in mind.
We could have Cars, Bikes, Trains, Planes, Lorries, Buses, camper vans, helicopters etc.,
8. 'Butterfly Challenge'.
Make 1, 2 or 3 Square(s)
6" x 6" (15cms x 15cms)
Crocheted or Knitted
Acrylic yarn.
Any colours
Deadline end of June 2013.
Please attach a label to your Squares with your name and state which Challenge.
As 'Butterflies' are a 'SIBOL' trade mark I thought it would be nice to make some Butterfly Blankets. I am inviting you to make 1, 2 or 3 Squares for this Challenge. It doesn't matter what design you use for this Blanket. Make one up yourself, or use a pattern.
We do have a pattern available if you would like to try this one on Luna's Blog. She has very kindly translated for us. A Granny Square with a Butterfly for the SIBOL Group. It was sent to me by Tinka. Thanks Luna!
Or it could just be a simple Granny Square with a Butterfly sewn on, using Netties Butterfly in Australia here Thanks Nettie!
Or you could try this beautiful Stained Glass Crochet Butterfly Square from Papillion Gold. Thanks Jane!
Please make up your own or use a pattern, I really don't mind!
9. Debi's - 'Lavender Square Challenge'.
http://hooksandyarns.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/SIBOL
Make 1 Square
6" x 6" (15cms x 15cms)
Crocheted
Acrylic yarn
22" Length of Lavender Ribbon to be used on your Square please.
Please make the Square in Lavender.
Please attach a label to your Squares with your name and state which Challenge.
Deadine end of June 2013.
My dear friend Debi over in the States from Hooks & Yarn has very kindly designed a Square for SIBOL.
It is called 'Lavender Love' and it is such a pretty Square, I love it!
Debi has made a great tutorial for this Square and she has added Lavender ribbon on round 5.
Now it does say on her tutorial this is 'optional' but I think for our 'Sunshine Blankets for the Elderly' it would be nice if you could please add a length of ribbon. I think the ribbon would really make it extra pretty for our Elderly folk.
Thank you so much Debi for helping me out on this Challenge.
SPECIAL CHALLENGE FOR 2013.
12. 'What a Wonderful World Challenge'. .
Please make as many Squares as you like for this Challenge.
It is the first 125 Squares that will be accepted in to our Blanket(s). Then the Deadline will end.
We are hoping to make
1 - Large 100 Square Blanket.
1 - Small 25 Square Blanket which will be assembled by Linda herself.
6" (15cms) Square
Crocheted or Knitted. (Picture Squares)
Acrylic yarn.
In any Colours
Please attach a label to your Squares with your name and state which Challenge.
Some months ago I received an email from one of our 'SIBOLETTES' Linda.
At the time she was waiting for a cataract removal operation and it made her start thinking about how lucky we are here in the UK to be able to have such operations and how grateful she is herself.
She said,
"This afternoon I have
been thinking about all the people in the world who do not get such.
Wonderful treatment as us and being doing some research into cataract
charities. They are numerous, some even for children and this is where
this email is leading.
I wondered if in the fullness of time you could
possibly consider adopting a cataract charity for the proceeds from the
sale of a blanket on eBay as you have with cancer and Alzheimer's
charities. I thought maybe the blanket could be called " all things
bright and beautiful" because right now I would love to be able to see
the bounties of this wonderful world of ours with a clear vision once
again.
So in the fullness of time a blanket auctioned in aid of cataract removal
would be wonderful and thank you once again for agreeing to do this in
the name of SiBOL.
I have googled the words of "All things Bright and
BEautiful" and the scope for featured squares is huge and I am sure
beautiful ones will arrive from all over the world. I promise mine will
be there too."
I would very much like to do a special Challenge to raise some money for
'Sight Savers'.
Sightsavers works with partners in more than 30 countries in Africa, Asia and the Caribbean to help restore sight, prevent blindness and promote equality for people who are irreversibly blind.
Our Charity Blankets usually raise money for Charities here in the UK, but as our Group is 'international' after all I thought it would be a good idea on this occasion. Also my own Grandmother had cataracts which she never had removed so it is quite special to me personally too! Her excuse was, 'I'll never keep my head still enough!'
Although 'All Things Bright and Beautiful' is a brilliant name we have had it before on one of our Blankets and our Squares do come from all over the World from different people so therefore I am naming it 'What a Wonderful World!'
You could use the World as inspiration, what do you see around you?
You could use the following words as inspiration. (See above header photo). Linda is starting us off with these beautiful Squares. Thank you! Brilliant.
All Things Bright And Beautiful - Hymn
All things bright and beautiful,
All creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful,
The Lord God made them all.
Each little flower that opens,
Each little bird that sings,
He made their glowing colours,
He made their tiny wings.
All things bright and beautiful,
All creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful,
The Lord God made them all
The purple-headed mountain,
The river running by,
The sunset and the morning,
That brightens up the sky;
All things bright and beautiful,
All creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful,
The Lord God made them all
The cold wind in the winter,
The pleasant summer sun,
The ripe fruits in the garden,
He made them every one;
All things bright and beautiful,
All creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful,
The Lord God made them all
The tall trees in the greenwood,
The meadows for our play,
The rushes by the water,
To gather every day;
All things bright and beautiful,
All creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful,
The Lord God made them all
He gave us eyes to see them,
And lips that we might tell
How great is God Almighty,
Who has made all things well.
All things bright and beautiful,
All creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful,
The Lord God made them all.
Or the song from Louis Armstrong 'What a Wonderful World!'.
Songwriters: RICE-OXLEY, TIMOTHY JAMES / CHAPLIN, TOM / HUGHES, RICHARD DAVID / SANGER, JAMES KEITH WARNOCK
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.
I see skies of blue..... clouds of white
Bright blessed days....dark sacred nights
And I think to myself .....what a wonderful world.
The colors of a rainbow.....so pretty ..in the sky
Are also on the faces.....of people ..going by
I see friends shaking hands.....sayin.. how do you do
They're really sayin......i love you. [ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/l/louis+armstrong/what+a+wonderful+world_20085347.html ]
I hear babies cry...... I watch them grow
They'll learn much more.....than I'll never know
And I think to myself .....what a wonderful world
The colors of a rainbow.....so pretty ..in the sky
Are there on the faces.....of people ..going by
I see friends shaking hands.....sayin.. how do you do
They're really sayin...*spoken*(I ....love....you).
I hear babies cry...... I watch them grow
*spoken*(you know their gonna learn
A whole lot more than I'll never know)
And I think to myself .....what a wonderful world
Yes I think to myself .......what a wonderful world.
I see em bloom..... for me and for you
And I think to myself.... what a wonderful world.
I see skies of blue..... clouds of white
Bright blessed days....dark sacred nights
And I think to myself .....what a wonderful world.
The colors of a rainbow.....so pretty ..in the sky
Are also on the faces.....of people ..going by
I see friends shaking hands.....sayin.. how do you do
They're really sayin......i love you. [ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/l/louis+armstrong/what+a+wonderful+world_20085347.html ]
I hear babies cry...... I watch them grow
They'll learn much more.....than I'll never know
And I think to myself .....what a wonderful world
The colors of a rainbow.....so pretty ..in the sky
Are there on the faces.....of people ..going by
I see friends shaking hands.....sayin.. how do you do
They're really sayin...*spoken*(I ....love....you).
I hear babies cry...... I watch them grow
*spoken*(you know their gonna learn
A whole lot more than I'll never know)
And I think to myself .....what a wonderful world
Yes I think to myself .......what a wonderful world.
We take everything that we see for granted, can you imagine what it would be like 'not to be able to see?' There are plenty of people who would benefit from cataract removal operations. Let's try and help them! Thank you!
13. 'Make your own 'SIBOL' Blanket Challenge'. (Squares)
Why not make a 'SIBOL' Blanket yourself?
Our usual 'Sunshine Blankets' comprise of 25 - 6" Squares. (15cms x 15cms)
With a border of 1 to 2".
Crocheted or Knitted
Any colours.
OR Please make a Blanket of your own design. Blankets are 'always welcome for our Elderly'
14. 'Make a Large Granny Square Blanket Challenge'.
Why not put that un-wanted yarn to some good use and make a Large Granny Square Blanket.
It doesn't matter what colours you have left over in your stash. I can assure you an Elderly person
would receive a great deal of comfort from a warm Blanket.
Please make your Blanket 37 to 38" or slightly larger.
I'd be most happy to deliver it to the Homes for you!
GENERAL INFORMATION.
There are rather a lot of Challenges, please don't feel that you have to do every one.
Just pick out which ones you fancy having a go at. The Elderly in the Homes enjoy the Picture Square Blankets they definitely are talking points for them.
I still have Challenge Blankets here. I am aiming to take about 20 or 25 to a Home during 2013 so that everyone can have one. If I give out one Challenge Blanket to a Home, they will find it difficult knowing who to give it out to. I would like everyone in a Home to have one and I'm sure they will talk about them for weeks.
I'd be most happy to accept any Stash Squares but please make sure they are near to 6" as you can possibly make them.
Could I just say if you are making a lot of Squares for SIBOL, would you consider assembling them into a Blanket for me? This would save me a lot of time. Thank you!
You may not see your Square used straight away, this is because I have to wait until I get enough for a Blanket.
Raised Flower Squares are particularly liked by the Elderly, the bigger the better. They love Flowers!
Granny Squares too are always loved.
Every Square must be labelled with your Name and Challenge or 'Stash Square'.
Butterflies please too!
Please enclose
Your Email address is really important. (So I can acknowledge receipt of your Squares as soon as they arrive).
Your Name and Address
Your Flickr Name (if any)
Your Rav Name (if any)
Your Blog address (if any)
Could I just say that I no longer send out Thank you letters through the post, I acknowledge receipt by email as soon as I receive them.
Sometimes we make Blankets to practice our Skills and then they end up sitting in a plastic bag not being used. Why not donate the Blanket to 'SIBOL?'. I'll be very happy to deliver the Blanket to a Home for you.
Sometimes the Blankets are larger than our usual, that doesn't matter.
Any queries please mail me
Sue on sueatpigsty@talktalk.net
'SIBOL' relys on donations to keep our project running and if you feel you can help in any way please contact me. I'd be very happy to accept un-wanted yarn, ribbons (any width). Ribbons are used for tying the Blankets up and also for attaching the Gift Cards. for our 'Sunshine Blankets'. Thank you!
I would like to thank everyone who has helped me make 'SIBOL' so successful. Our 'SIBOL' project was started January 2010 and we have now made between us 333 'Sunshine Blankets'. These Blankets have been delivered to Homes near to where I live and some further afield. I know on my visits to the Homes how much they are appreciated by our Elderly folk. They bring a great deal of comfort to them and they are definitely talking points for many weeks. So many thanks to everyone that has supported me since January 2010. I am very very grateful to you all.
Thanks for visiting 'SIBOL CHALLENGES'. Let's use our creativity again and come up with some amazing Blankets once again in 2013!
x Sue x
