Hello Penny,
If you ever make it over this way, let me know. Would love to meet you and maybe we could hit Wendy's or some other "luncheon" place! There is a really neat quilt shop called Patchwork Quilting in Dayton, VA, which is just south of Harrisonburg on Rt. 11. They have lots of great classes as well as nice fabrics. I usually go to Joann's in Winchester.
We spend the month of August in VT, so I'm really anxious to get over to Keepsake Quilting in Center Harbor, NH. Have you ever been there? I get there catalog and have flagged there website for sales, etc. They have more beautiful fabric than I have ever seen ANYWHERE! I just can't wait to walk through their doors...Nirvana to the quilter!!
There is also the Shenandoah Valley Quilters Guild that meets once a month on Saturdays at the Massanutten Resort on Rt. 33, east of Harrisonburg. I've thought about joining as they have a large group of excellent and talented quilters, as well as an annual quilt show.
Happy New Year. Fondly, Norma