A friend and I started a guild some 25 years ago and it is still going strong. There is room for the newbie and all kinds of free help/advice if people let us know what they want to learn. We have show and tell every month and that alone is worth the price of the membership. We have some youngsters that come with a mom or grandma and one lady who is 92 who still comes when she is able. We do a lot of charity work, quilts for the NICU, cancer hats for the cancer center, now getting quilts together to send after the hurricane in the East. We have some very experienced quilters and some very new ones. All are welcome. If you haven't tried a quilting group, please do. Sometimes you may not find a fit the first time. Check out the churches in your area, the library, community colleges, senior centers, etc for groups that meet in their facilities if you don't have a guild near you.