Originally Posted by mshollysd
It was interesting but a little overwhelming. The "joiner" train has done left the station for me. I haven't decided whether to join or not. I don't have to drive very far for the meetings so that is a plus. I got the patterns for the BOM they are working on, so I thought I would try to do that this month. I am not much of a joiner at my age. I did a lot for the church for the last 14 years and am a little burned out. Can someone tell me what they get out of guilting guild they belong to. Thank you.
I was part of a big quilt guild for many years and was in charge of programming for 6 of those years and I got way burned out. Much work ...so now I have small groups I'm still part of and I'm really considering joining a smaller guild.
The plus of a guild...the camaraderie, the learning experience, the involvement with your community of quilters, often for the greater good...such as charity. As program chair, I was in charge of obtaining talent for our meetings, so I got to meet some really talented quilters...the book writers, teachers, and some singers...Ricky Tims. I made some life (BFF) friends that I couldn't go a day without.
The negative...You may be tempted to become too involved and get burned out like I did.