thanks - I have just started a chook table runner for my silly younger sister who lives in Townsville, she has decorated her kitchen as country kitchen with chooks in all sorts - I thought I would send it for christmas or maybe make a christmas runner for her and keep it for her 50th next May - I have a friend who makes trivets(from wood) and then puts a tile in the centre and he has made me two for her of those also - so hopefully her 50th birthday pressie will be all home made - lovely talking with all the aussies on this site