I'm both. Most of my projects I work on by myself. I also belong to a guild and get to show off my completed projects at Show and Tell during the guild's monthly meetings. For the gal who was worried about the Quilt Police, they aren't allowed at our meetings, LOL! I rarely take the workshops offered by my guild or local quilt shops, just don't seem to have the time.
Within the guild I belong to 2 small groups. Each group decides upon a project and we each make our own version of it. At our small group meetings we discuss the project, help each other with fabric and layout choices, any problems, etc. The small groups are also social, after our group session is over we have refreshments and get to talk about our life outside of quilting.
A little of both quilting worlds works for me, May in Jersey