Just wanted to thank Raggiemom for starting the thread and everyone who participates. I was a happy solo quilter for years and then I found the joys of working with and being around people who understood what I was doing, I'm lucky to have a weekly small group (even if we didn't meet for a couple of months during covid), but I really enjoy these virtual weekends.
In some ways, it's not really a motivator -- it's just a lot more fun when I can take breaks and see what the other people have been doing, and that's the motivation. Quilt pox can still be spread virtually