I started this raw edge quilt before I did the raw edge kitchen mat. I finished it a few weeks ago, and am finally getting a picture up to show you. It was easy and lots of fun! The most tedious part was doing all the snips around the edges. I think it has come up well though.

This next photo was taken on Father’s Day, which here in Australia is the first Sunday in September. Robyn, her dh and youngest son joined us. My parents were visiting my sister and my dh’s parents were still on holidays. We had a lovely meal together and afterwards we played games. While the rest of us played games, these two were sitting at the table knitting - Elizabeth and her Nanna! I just love this photo. It is what families are all about.

I’ve been meaning to get started on Christmas gifts and projects. I kept seeing all the fun things Debbie J. at Homemaking Dreams was doing, and then I finally dragged out my Christmas stuff and got going! I’ve started with stockings. I had a bolt of this cute fabric which I used to make this stocking:

I also had a couple of meters of snowman print, which also transformed into a cute stocking:

And, I’ve been cutting and sewing strips to make a Christmas Fence Rail quilt:

I am hoping to make some table runners, placemats and other things for Christmas. That will keep my hands and needles busy, won’t it?