By all means go and please share your experience with it. I belonged to three quilt guilds at one time, finally dropped out of the one for many reasons, but I love the two I am in now. It is true that they are manned by volunteers who have other day jobs be it stay at home mom or working outside of the home. I am actually treasurer of a new guild we just started a few months ago and we are still working out all the kinks. But I love going and getting inspired! Plus depending on how much the dues are were else can you get a couple of hours of entertainement for so cheap!