You asked if you should start up a quilter's club. This didn't really sound much like a club. Clubs usually have guidelines or rules set and agreed to by the members, everyone helps in the work and prep and cleanup and rotation is a big thing unless it is held in a public location. Are there membership fees?

My biggest reservation is that none of your problems are solved at this point and unless you decide to change and fix those issues as a group, it is a no brainer.

The other big question I have is.. does your CLUB have a focus.. like making quilts for battered women or for some other cause besides their own personal gain? That is when and how a club bonds and supports each other equally is when there is a goal for the group or the club.

Can you tell us a bit about this book you suggested?

I attached a link to Amazon to view the book. Of course there are both positive and negative reviews. As I previously said, it is an easy read.

http://www.amazon.com/Necklace-Thirt...9124068&sr=1-1

thanks MOMof4

Or who ever brings lunch, stays to help clean up! (And no drunks. How could she plan to sew if she was 3 sheets to the wind?) Just asking....

I am involved with a group who gets together once a month. The day of the month was set ahead of time and worked for everyone. If someone can't make it for some reason we don't change it. We rotate houses, everyone brings their own lunch and the host provides coffee, tea and a dessert. We all work on our own projects and if someone needs help whoever has the best knowledge of what she is doing is the one who helps. It all works out great!

I belong to a sewing group that meets at our Library the second and fourth Thursday of the month. I've made some very good friends there, and really look forward to going. We each bring what we want to work on, and we met in the evening from 6 to 9 PM. We each try to help each other if needed, or we work on our own thing. One of the ladies there is also a teacher, quilting and has classes for all us newbies . I've taken three classes and am looking forward to the fourth. I 'm thankful that the Library provides us a place for us to meet, make new friends and quilt till our hearts content. So maybe you could suggest a place like this instead of in your home all the time. Just a suggestion.

Choose a location where people do not have to go unless they are able or wish to and have a rule that everyone bring their own lunch and you will probably have less hassle.

With all due respect, it sounds like a good premise for a situation comedy!

Oh do I understand how you feel , for 10 years now I have had sewing/quilting at my house every Wednesday night admitily with onoy 4 ladies they all expect it set up ready and never stay to clean up .....yes two of them bring supper but I prove the coffee and every thing else they may need they all think my sewing room is their own and if they have forgotten something it is Oh ! can I borrow , I never get it back , then about 4 months ago I changed it to every twoweeks , went down like a lead balloon . So staring from next week we are going to take urns ... lets see how that lasts , hard part is we all get along ok never had a cross word and I do love sewing with them ,but not at my house all the time.