I joined the statewide quilters guild tonight. They meet locally near me. I was nervous about going, but had been told that they do have one other man in the guild (and he's actually one of the guild leaders), so that helped nudge me towards joining. I was warming greeted by several of the members (there were about 50 present), and I even won one of the door prizes (a book). :) Saw some absolutely stunning quilts during the show and tell, so it really inspired me. The guest speaker during the program spoke on quilt appraisals, which was very interesting. I'm glad I got up the nerve to venture in, I think it'll be good.