My story is similar to "mike's girl". A group met at my house so those who did not start out with machines had access to one to use. We did a simple log cabin and each person did one row of blocks and sewed them together. They cut, sewed correctly, and pressed their blocks under my supervision. I then sewed all the rows together and LA quilted it. Auctioned off for charity. Only two of the ladies didn't continue to sew and quilt. The point is: you could be bringing some new quilters into the realm of quilting. However, if they don't want to try and do the work along with you then they probably aren't interested in a "quilting group". Give it a try would be my two cents worth.