I love to do that too. It's really energizing, and I get so much done!
We recently got a few together here in our homes for casual sewing evenings, for different sorts of handwork, not all sewing nor quilting.
But somehow some of the gals who were also quilt quild members moved the group towards being a "bee" under the local quild.
Suddenly there were rules and structure, that some of the ladies did not care for, even changed the meeting place to a local community center, so the group broke up.
I do think after a while we might try again. I hope so.