yes! when I lived in New Hampshire I had the most amazing group of quilting buddies, we'd get together every tuesday night and just talk quilting, girl stuff and life in general. We ranged in age from early 20's to 70's. I love these ladies, they are wonderful and I miss them terribly.
i missed them so much when I moved to Texas, i'm not fan of guilds -too many politics and show offs (sorry, don't mean to offend).
I've not yet found a group like the one I had in New Hampshire, but I've not given up either.