Thank you for the kinds words on the avatar. Rattlesnake Gal helped me with it: it is part of a 50" square "Storm At Sea" quilt which hangs on a wall in our house. As for Quilt Guilds, I know there is one in Wolfeboro and another in Laconia. Both are fairly good sized. There are other smaller groups around the lake. You'll have to look in your area for the smaller groups. Check with the people at Keepsake Quilting in Center Harbor, they should know. You can always do what we did in our neighborhood . . . we started our own small group. We gather once a week in our neighborhood and work on our various projects. We all have different interests so we help each other out when trying new techniques. While we don't usually get a great deal done, we do have a lot of fun!