Is it all of them or just a "few", you know the "chosen few" who think they know it all? Don't let a "few" make that decision for you. I think a guild is great, especially for new comers and the younger generation. I think that it's great to have the older crowd mixed in with the young so that they "can" introduce you to the "traditional" quilts. However....it is the younger group who should have the priviledge of introducing the newer, modern type quilts and styles. I, myself, I love traditional but I do mix in modern methods and quicker methods to achieve my goal. Even though I'm not the kind of person who would make a new wave type modern quilt, I love to get to see them, I can still enjoy them visually and even learn from them. I love the individuality of a quilting group! If we all made the same quilts, with the same material, same patterns and same techniques, well....I guess I'd have to go fishing instead!