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Originally Posted by Pam
Originally Posted by raptureready
No, I don't. The only one that's nearby is an "exclusive" one and they won't let anyone in. I've met a few of them and what they do mostly is compare who has the most expensive machines, gadgets, fabric, etc. I don't like "meetings" as such with all the parliamentary procedure and garbage, I'd rather just have a quilting group or a few ladies that want to get together and sew.
One of the LQS/retreat centers has an open retreat once a month. Anyone can go, it's $15 a day or $35 to stay overnight and have 2 days or you can go for all 4 days. I'd rather do that than belong to a quild. If there were such a thing as the retreat you are talking about around here, it would always be full!! Standing room only, enjoy it, it sounds wonderful. |
I'm president of mine. It's very different how I feel about the guild from being a member to being president. At least I did my part to contribute and I will rest on my laurels after this term.
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Yes, I do belong to a guild ~ I joined at their first meeting (I'm member #29!). We're a bit over 100 members now, and about 15 years old.
We meet once a month (tonight!) and have a business meeting, show & tell, door prizes & usually a speaker each time. Sometimes we'll do a 'round robin' meeting, where 5 or 6 members will each teach a technique & we move around the room to see them all. The members whose birthday month it is bring goodies that month, along with our usual roll-ups or little sandwiches that the guild provides. We also have BOM, charm squares & swap-a-block. Many months we have workshops, often given by that month's speaker, and they are lots of fun & a great bargain! Every other year we have a quilt show - which is the first weekend of May, this year - come on down!!! |
Hi, Flor-heat-a, do you live close to jacksonville??? There are several guilds here, some meet daytime, one I think meets in the evening.
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I used to belong to a guild, but was turned off by the politics of it all that I stopped going. The people were not friendly and didn't really want any new members even though they said they did. It was not a good experience.
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I just joined the Charlotte guild last night after visiting as a guest a couple times. It is a large and very active group with lots of opportunity to be involved. They have great speakers like Laura Wasilowski and Ellen Guerrant. They are hosting a huge quilting symposium at Johnson and Wales Univ. (that's the chef university!) in Charlotte in June. They've even arranged to have an artisan bread workshop with Peter Reinhart. I signed up to be a teacher's helper for Laura Wasilowski, which means I get to be at her service for the whole time she is there - couldn't pass up that opportunity!! I probably won't join any of the small groups since I live out in SC suburbs. We have a smaller guild here, but they have 70-75 people turn out at their meetings so I plan to join up there too. There's others, but they are too far away.
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I'm a second year member of our local small guild. Like Inordyke in Missouri ours is pretty casual, but would like to see ours a little more active. The bus trip sounds fun! I've shared a couple of things I've learned on the Board with them and they enjoyed it as many are not computer savy.
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Originally Posted by BellaBoo
I'm president of mine. It's very different how I feel about the guild from being a member to being president. At least I did my part to contribute and I will rest on my laurels after this term.
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Wow! What a wonderful opportunity. The price seems right for most of us quilters too. Linda
Originally Posted by raptureready
No, I don't. The only one that's nearby is an "exclusive" one and they won't let anyone in. I've met a few of them and what they do mostly is compare who has the most expensive machines, gadgets, fabric, etc. I don't like "meetings" as such with all the parliamentary procedure and garbage, I'd rather just have a quilting group or a few ladies that want to get together and sew.
One of the LQS/retreat centers has an open retreat once a month. Anyone can go, it's $15 a day or $35 to stay overnight and have 2 days or you can go for all 4 days. I'd rather do that than belong to a quild. |
I live between two very small rural communities and belong to both of those quilt guilds, as well as one in a larger city, 50 miles away. I also belong to an art quilt guild. The name is funny, so I will share it. The Underground Art Movement. We meet in one of the lady's basement. I also belong to a committee that organizes and puts on a fabulous quilt retreat in August.
I am not from this area, but because I am involved in so many quilting related things, I rarely go anywhere without running into someone I know through quilting. It is a great way to make friends, and see which ones to stay away from, we have THOSE, too. |
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