It takes a village

Tonight was the first meeting of our year for the Carolina Sampler Guild--and a lot of us had completed our Elizabethan Etuis from the class with Betsy Morgan held last spring.

It looks like a little village.

It was fun seeing everyone again and hearing what people had been up to all summer.  And it was interesting seeing how everyone had personalized her casket.

And now I need to throw a few more things into the suitcase, make sure I've packed my magnifier, and hit the hay. I will try to blog over the next few days, depending on internet access and level of exhaustion.