I enjoy both. Our group meets once a month and we have lunch and a brief business meeting, lot of quilting related talk and chatting. As a new quilter and member of the community, I'm making new friends, learning a lot from the demos and projects, and through them I am able to participate in community charity work. But I do think the personality of the group decides whether or not it is a good and productive experience. I love sewing alone as well and I don't think I would want to go to group quilting more than once a month. I'm basically a loner too and by being a group member, I make myself get out and mingle. And I'm always glad it did.