I did this and we now have a group of 12 that meet twice a month. I first asked permission to use the church social rooms for quilting. Then I put it in the bulletin and soon, friends and their friends joined. We do not "hand quilt" per sae at church. We all bring our own projects and work on them. Occasionally we make a charity quilt if there is a family in need. but we do make baby quilts so that any baby or small child that is baptized in the church gets a quilt. Sharing of ideas etc. is fun. we also take turns in bringing lunch. Usually two people do that together. there are no dues, rules, etc. but at the present we aree doing a row by row. We are in the eighth month of that and I am anxious to see what my quilt is like. Marge