It's a deal here where I live. The nearest guild is over an hour away. As big as metro Houston is, we don't have a guild near the Deer Park, Pasadena, La Porte area that I can find. That would be my first choice for "learning'.
Luckily, though, there's a quilt shop in La Porte that offers various classes pretty cheap ($20-60 depending on how involved) so that's my only option.
Ironically, many people I've met lately in my area are interested in a guild, but no one wants to lead one. I would consider it except I'm back in school and that limits my desire to take on yet another major project which I think starting a guild would be.
Any of you ever help start a guild in your area?