Francie - - - I'm in too! What's for dinner? How nice of you. Wow!
I belong to a guild and a friendship group, both meet once a month. I'm BOM chair at my guild. I 'auditioned' 3 different guilds before I decided which one to join. I'm the first to say guilds can sometimes get too 'political' and become not much fun. Mostly, though, I find the guilds to be a source of inspiration, an opportunity to meet with like-minded people, classes with well-known teachers, etc. Here in Orange County CA, we have Camp Watch-a-Patcher (what a name!) every two years which is a great opportunity to really delve into quilting. I do my sewing/quilting at home, as others have said, where I have my things where I want them.
Definitely not a 'closet' quilter as all my family & friends know I'm a quilter and/or have received a quilt from me.
Jane