Originally Posted by quilter1
Sorry to say that I have not had a good experience with our local guild. The people are in little cliques and really don't want newcomers. I attended for 2 years and tried hard to become part of the group, I even went on 2 trips with them. Then at the next meeting, it was like nobody knew who I was. I quit the guild and now quilt on my own. Their loss. This group here is my guild.
I have been going to a guild here my area and am starting to feel the same way. I went on trips, white gloved at many events, participated in charity quilting bees, made the little hand outs for the quilt show, etc. It is a pretty tightly knit group. I do enjoy the fellowship here though :)