Ta - Dah! Introducing SIBOL 56!

Hello Everyone!

Another Ta - Dah! for you!! Introducing SIBOL No. 56!

I've had such a lot of fun making this Blanket.  I absolutely love Flower Squares and to the Ladies who have contributed these Squares thank you so much!

I'm celebrating a year of SIBOL today. I can't believe one whole year of 'blanket making' has passed us by already! We've now made 56 'Sunshine Blankets' totalling 1,400 assembled Squares and I'm still lovin' it!
Thank you to everyone that has helped me by sending me Squares, I am truly grateful to each and everyone of you.

Enjoy the Slide Show now!

Please pop over to SIBOL, we are celebrating our First Year Blog Anniversary.

Have a nice day!

Ta - Dah! Introducing SIBOL No. 53

Good Evening Everyone!

I've been busy today uploading new Squares on to SIBOL, but found time also to load up photos of the latest SIBOL.  It's No. 53 I know so.....many!

This one has been lovely to do, but aren't they all! I just love putting all these beautiful Squares together to make a Blanket.  These Squares were saved for the Mens, but as I was saying on SIBOL, they could be for the Ladies too!  I hope you enjoy looking at it.

Thanks to everyone that has sent me the Squares, so pretty!

Have a lovely evening everyone!

Ta - Dah! Introducing SIBOL No., 43 'Strawberries and Cream' Challenge 3/4

Hello Everyone!

Thanks to everyone that has been visiting 'Mrs Twins' and has left me comments, I am most grateful to you. I am so pleased you like the Blankets. Your comments are very much appreciated thank you!

Many thanks also  to everyone that sent me in Squares for the 'Strawberries and Cream' Challenge.  I have now finished the third of four Blankets in this set.  There is one more to do in this set and I am desperately trying to get this set finished so I can give them out. Thanks Beverley - one of your little Flowers attached to the Blanket, can you see it? Lovely!

The Jan Eaton Blanket has also been started and as soon as I have finished the next (and last) Blanket in this set I will devote my time to that one.  I know you are eager to send in a Square for the next 26 to 50, but I need to get to where I want to be. I hope you understand. 

So without further a do, here's the third 'Strawberry and Cream' Blanket.  Any ideas for names Ladies?



Here's my Slide Show for you. 

Have a good week everyone and thank you!

DOUBLE Ta - Dah's!

Good Morning Everyone,

Very nice of you to pop into Mrs Twins today!

I've been working on two Ta - Dah's secretly, in between Challenges.  I have now finished them and I'm very pleased to be showing you. Rebekka_uk very kindly sent me 50 Squares back in July and it's taken me quite a while to assemble them, but now they are finished.

I do hope you like them Rebekka_uk and everyone that is visiting my blog today.

This Blanket has been named 'White Blossom' by Rebekka_uk who contributed the Squares.

This one is called 'Lilac Bloom'.

I have a Slide Show for you, I hope you enjoy and thank you Rebekka_uk for the most beautiful Squares, very much appreciated.

Ta - Dah! Introducing SIBOL 31! 7/7 Blue and White.

Good Evening Everyone!



I'm very happy to be telling you that I have now finished the 'Blue and White' Blankets for SIBOL.  Thanks to everyone that has very kindly sent me in Squares for this Challenge.  As I was saying over on SIBOL I have really enjoyed working with your Squares and it's been a real delight to put them into 7 SIBOL 'Blue and White' Blankets. Such beautiful Squares from all over the World thank you!

Here are some photos!

Thanks for visiting me!

Ta - Dah! Introducing SIBOL No. 28! 'Blue and White 4/7'

Good Evening Everyone!

I'm very happy to  introduce you to  SIBOL No. 28!  Yes it's the fourth 'Blue and White' themed Blanket. 7OO SIBOL Squares have now been used up in 'Sunshine Blankets' for the Elderly.  Thank you all so much. Now if you can't see your Square please don't worry because I have three more little piles of Blue and White Squares to make up.  They don't take long.  In fact Mr. Twins went to Scotland this weekend and I started on Saturday and I finished Sunday Evening.  That was with jobs in between, I wasn't constantly 'Crocheting'... So that just shows you how quick they get made up 'family permitting of course!'

I think someone suggested 'Highland Blue' was it you? I can't find the note, but I'm sure someone suggested it. This name came to me anyway because of Mr. Twins going up to Scotland. Good name.

I've had one of those days. Blogger playing up, then I couldn't load my photos up. Nevermind we are getting there. I just have a few things to do and then bed. 

 OOh! Do you like Jan Eaton's Book '200 Crochet Blocks etc.,? We are having a mini challenge please pop across to SIBOL and have a read.

Sit back now here's my Slide Show for 'Highland Blue!' Thanks for visiting 'Mrs Twins'.

Ta - Dah! Introducing SIBOL No. 27!

Hi Everyone!

I'm so pleased I have yet another Ta - Dah for you! I have finished 'SIBOL No. 27' 'Blue and White' theme 'Sunshine Blanket No. 3!'.  OOh..... these SIBOL Squares are just so much fun! I particularly like this 3rd one. I like 'love' them all, but this one I think I like the best. I think it's the darker shades of Blue that finishes it off nicely. I'm so grateful to all the Ladies who have contributed Squares for my SIBOL project. I'll leave you now with some photos!!!

Thanks for paying me a visit!

Ta - Dah! Introducing SIBOL No. 26 'Blue and White' theme 2.

Good Evening Everyone!

I hope you  are all enjoying the weekend.  It's a long one for us here in the UK.
It's Bank Holiday on Monday so that means another day off for those who go to
work.  Mr. Twins and myself have just got back from having a Curry.  We have been
to the same restaurant for over 30 years.  The service was rubbish to tell you the
truth, we were kept waiting for ages for our meal. It looked like the young people on
the next table got fed up of waiting because while they were waiting for their main
course they decided to go outside for cigarettes! Well they didn't come back!
Honestly, haven't they got a cheek! I certainly never did that when I was young.

Anyway, I'm stopping by this evening to show you the  latest SIBOL
Blanket.  It looks like a twin blanket to me, rather like the first 'Blue and White' I
have been wanting to use up some white yarn I had here. The Squares are so different
of course, they have been simply beautiful to work with.  Thank you so much to everyone
who has sent some for this Challenge.  I have to thank dear Kate for the gorgeous home-dyed
yarn she sent for the 'Blue and White' themes. It has worked up so beautifully and it was such
a pleasure to work with! Please check Kates' blog 'The Garden Bell'.

The first 'Blue and White' is on the left. It's called 'Wedgewood Willow'.  We need a name for  the Blanket on the left please?

I'm off to start the next one now, have a good evening everyone! Thank you so much for the beautiful Squares.

Ta - Dah! Introducing SIBOL No. 22! (Flower Theme 7).

llo and Welcome to 'Mrs Twins'

May I say hello to all my New Followers, I'm so pleased you're visiting my Blog. Thank you!

I'm very happy today because I have just finished my SIBOL No. 22! This Blanket is just lovely, full of the most beautiful Squares and I have really enjoyed making it. If you haven't already visited my spin-off blog please do. SIBOL.  We have such fun over there .......





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May I thank all the Lovely Ladies who have sent me Squares
for SIBOL, especially the beautiful ones for the Flower Themes!
Very much appreciated!

Thanks for visiting me today!

Ta - Dah! Introducing SIBOL No. 21! Flower theme 6.

Hi Everyone on a Sunday Morning!

I hope everyone are well.

I'm always so excited when I have a new SIBOL Blanket to show you.  I just finished No. 21 last night. I couldn't wait to get up this morning to take my photos. Unfortunately it was a little dull, nevermind.

May I thank everyone who has very kindly contributed Flower Squares for this SIBOL Challenge. It's always such a pleasure to receive your Squares and I just love putting them into Blankets.  Even at No.21 I am still enjoying the process sooo much! So thanks everyone!

Introducing you to SIBOL No. 21 which is the 6th Flower theme Blanket.

Thanks everyone and have a good day!

Tuesday's News a Ta - Dah SIBOL No. 17 and Australian Squares!

Hello Everyone!

I hope you are all having a good week.

I'm ever so excited today because a Blanket is finished! I've also got some really nice Squares to show you from Australia. LT81/Lauren.

If you visit SIBOL, you know we have Challenges over there. The Challenges just spur us on, give us ideas on what Squares to make. It is such fun. I do hope you will pay a visit if you haven't been over there. Details of all our Challenges are on the Side Bar.

We are collecting Squares for 'Men's Blankets'. We always think of Women in Nursing Homes but of course there are Men! We thought it would be nice to actually make some Darker Coloured Blankets for Men. So.... we have Challenges coming up for Men. Now we need Darker Colours. You know the Burgundys, Navys, Greens, Browns etc., and ....'Black and Whites!' which would also be okay to use. So please join us it's great fun.

The Deadline for the 'Men's Squares' (Darker Colours) is 31st August
The Deadline for the 'Black and White' Squares is 30th September.

Let's see what we come up with.

LT81/Lauren has sent me some gorgeous Squares all the way from Australia. Thank you Lauren. Her Squares are just so lovely, I'm sure you will want to take a look. She has made some in 'Black and White' then other colours suitable for the 'Men's Blankets'. I really appreciate your help Lauren. If you'd like pattern details please visit Lauren's Flickr site. If you click on the Square you will find information.

Would you like to see Lauren's Slide Show? I thought so here we go....

I'm also very excited because I have been making a Blanket in between the Flower ones. I do run out of wool on occcasions and when it's Saturday night or Sunday when the shops are closed, what does a girl do? Start something else I always think, don't let the time go to waste.

I have had Lunas' Squares for some months. Luna very kindly sent me some white Squares. Some had Flowers on which I am using in the Flower Blankets and the others had coloured centres. These had been waiting for hopefully other white ones to arrive. Well I'm really pleased because Nettie and her Mother very kindly sent me some white ones too. Then with one from Molly which was brightly coloured I thought I could put them altogether and make a white Blanket. I used one of my Squares too. I'm really pleased how the Blanket has turned out.

Mia Self very kindly sent me a ball of white wool which she no longer needed and I used this to edge the Squares and do part of the border. I am most grateful to you all. Thank you.

Here's the Slide Show, sit back and enjoy.