Our guild has been going for 20 years so we have had a lot of Christmas parties. Usually the guild provides the meat/main dish and the members bring sides and desserts. We are big on desserts! One year we had a potholder exchange, several years we had fat quarter exchanges, one year we had a 12 inch quilt block exchange. this year we had a decorated dishtowel exchange. We have secret stitchers and usually I crochet a "name doily" as my final gift, but this year I had the same lady I had once before so I made a cute mug rug instead. We had singers for entertainment. We meet in a large church and the room is always nicely decorated. What fun. One of our members is past 90 and still actively participates. We also have a couple of junior members.They are sponsored by another member, usually a mom or grandma, so they have direction and assistance. We did annual quilt shows for 20 years as part of the towns summer celebration. It's been a busy group and it provides a lot of enjoyment. In January we will meet at the local quilt shop and make cancer hats for the local cancer center. We always have at least one meeting to make baby qults for the local NICU. These come in all year as well.