Christmas Lunch

Christmas in June (or July) has always struck me as being a rather wacky idea, but today I actually attended one with Ballaarat Quilters, and it was fun. It was also good to eat that roasted food on a cold day!

Table set:

Tree decorated:

The tree ornaments we had all made were wrapped and hung on the tree. We each took a turn to choose a gift from the tree, but there was a certain amount of "theft" of gifts involved in the process, so it was better not to get too attached to the first one you received. Here's the one I ended up with:

Isn't it lovely? It doubles as an ornament and a bookmark. It is beautifully made.