Meadow made a face. “I can see that you do know a Gwen,” said Beatrice, grinning. “Unfortunately. She’s one of those who always gets in the way of our quilting events. She’ll go on talking forever at meetings without really saying very much, but tying everyone up. I think she loves the sound of her own voice. Gwen disagrees with our choice of most venues, rejects our ideas on how best to get publicity out about shows, and never agrees on a pattern for a group quilt if we actually try to open up a group quilt to all the area guilds,” said Meadow. “What’s more, she has a nasty habit of volunteering for things and then either showing up remarkably late and long after the time when she could be useful, or not showing up at all.” “She does sound like a pain. But what does she have to do with

