Some local ladies started a guild that is organized as low key. We meet twice a month, one time is guild meeting, one is sewing bee. Our dues are 50 cents per year and we contribute a dollar to each meeting we attend to cover the cost of the church building use where we meet. Sometimes we will do a quilt together and we make one per year to raffle off. We have people of ALL skill levels and those who know, show those who are learning. This year we each took a month ( with some doubles) to teach something ( make a bag, pillowcases, landscape design etc. ) we also do a BOM. Each person takes a turn bringing a block with directions. We don't have elections, we don't have officers except for the convener and the secretary. No pressure to show up, if you can great, if not are you ok ? see you next month. It has been tons of fun. Frankly, a regular traditional guild was scary after some of the stories i have heard. yikes! Let's have fun for pete's sake, life is TOO short to bicker over something we love. off my soap box now. !