I am blessed to have a quilting buddy... we meet 3-4 times a month at one of our homes... We bring leftovers or order out for lunch. Sometimes we put something in the crockpot and the DHs come for supper. It is such a great day. Of course, we call it our "work days." We can hardly wait until our third quilting friend retires so she can come too! If you can, please meet with other quilters... you won't regret it!!
If fact, I'll bet any one of us could meet with any of these groups and feel as if we'd known them forever!!!