Sorry, I am near Birmingham , Ala. but hang in there you will find some one out there. Is there a quilt guild in your area? The guild I belong to is near 200 members but we have smaller groups within the guild called "bees". The smaller group I belong to has 16 members, some of the bees are smaller and some are larger (each sort of does their own thing). We meet once a month in one of our homes. The hostess has lunch and we usually have show and tell, sometimes a short project, if anyone has a problem and needs help we all offer opinions, etc., etc. Lots of fun for we all have some of the same interest. It is like a sisterhood. Good Luck ! !