Please don't think all guilds are like that. It is sad some people are so narrow minded & I'm sorry anyone is treated rudely. I am proud to say that our guild in Van Alstyne, TX has had members ranging in age from 10 to 90 something. Some hand quilt & we admire their work as well as the home machine quilters & the long armers. We have a program each month & always enjoy encountering something new. We have show & tell & love seeing different choices of color, etc. They may not all be something we would do ourselves but praise the work of others. Quilting is an art form & each person has the right to express themselves. Heck, sometimes because of special requests from loved ones, we even have to work in colors or patterns we wouldn't pick for ourselves. But the same amount of love & care go into all our creations. We need to remember each person has a bit of themselves in each creation.