Sunday Chat – Automotive Present and Upcoming Enjoyable – From My Carolina House

Yesterday, our MINI membership participated as a bunch within the Autumn within the Mountains automobile present. Knowing it was developing, I discovered some autumn theme geese for the automobiles and tied little playing cards I made to them as a type of get together favor.

They had been so cute with their fall leaf wings and acorn caps, and I believe had been a success with the automobile house owners. I took extras so I might put one in MINIs that weren’t present members.

I made up a photograph scavenger hunt for us as nicely, with issues like a British Flag, seen right here on the facet of our AMM banner. I additionally had Woodstock on the checklist, you possibly can see him on the desk subsequent to the basket. Imagine my shock to seek out that somebody had a Snoopy and Woodstock sticker on their automobile, and one other member had a Snoopy and Woodstock cooler! There had been 10 objects for folks to seek out, all contained inside our MINI group.

A complete of 30 MINIs registered upfront for the present. Most met at an area grocery retailer car parking zone for a parade into the present area, whereas just a few got here on to the present. Ours is the crimson roadster on the left.

Two full rows of contemporary MINIs!

Plus a bunch of traditional MINIs too.

Autumn brings the need for consolation meals because the temperatures get cooler, so I made my Stuffed Peppers this previous week. I like utilizing yellow ones as a result of they’re milder than the inexperienced ones. My Sweet Babboo likes them too. Here’s my recipe – Stuffed Peppers For Two.

It’s time for a brand new tablescape, however I simply haven’t gotten to it but between all the opposite issues happening. Here’s final yr’s in your inspiration, and I’ll get a brand new one carried out quickly.

I did put up just a few fall quilts to get began on fall adorning, together with this one from final yr’s Fall Fortnight.

Speaking of Fall Fortnight, I’ve the dates set now. It is delayed only a bit as a result of I want a bit extra time to get it collectively. We’ll begin on Sunday, October 19 and go to November 2. There are some nice prizes this time, and several other have already arrived at my home, like Quilter’s Dream battings!

Benartex is giving the occasion these great materials, together with some fats quarters for prizes! Look for Benartex Give Thanks at your native quilt store (psst – my native quilt store, Beginnings, has it!).

Stashbusters is coming this Wednesday, so get your totals prepared!

We manage to pay for in our Safelight undertaking to do a particular Halloween occasion for the adults and the children. I’ve been accumulating some actually enjoyable stuff! I’ll be making deal with luggage for each the adults and the youngsters, with stickers and sweet and enjoyable stuff. More on this later.

This week is pretty quiet, with only one appointment and one assembly. So, the plan is to get the stitching room cleaned up and start placing collectively the primary supply of spa luggage for Safelight. I hope to ship someday the week of the sixth. Then, I’ll begin on the Halloween deal with luggage, and hopefully get the Benartex Give Thanks cloth so I could make a few the Fall Fortnight initiatives. I’ve the patterns carried out with scraps, and I can’t wait to do them in these beautiful prints.

What are your plans this week?

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