I currently belong to a small guild called the Little Sew and Sew. Our membership is $30.00. We meet every second Thursday. All our quilts are hand sewn. This is a very friendly group. We just finished a quilt for a raffle, the proceeds will be used to prepare a *goody box* for our soldiers in Afghanistan. We have a retreat each year and a show every two years.
I also belonged to two other guilds. One was more a cultural affair with guests,trunk show and outings. The other was a large group very structured but with a lot of competition between the *stars*. I was asked to belong to a committee, but the members met without telling me , they decided I was living too far and that probably I couldn't do the job because my mother tongue is French. Every group is different , I guess you have to find one where you feel welcome and declared guilty before you committed the crime. The one , (LOL).