Originally Posted by
Mdegenhart
Seriously, I've been thinking of joining a quilt guild. It also has several small groups that meet at member's houses. I am an introvert & it takes some "courage" for me to join things & try to make new friends. I found this post so disheartening...
Please do not lose hope. There are good groups and there are bad groups. Don't give up if you encounter a bad group first!
I have not joined the quilt guild in my area. I've heard too many comments from other quilters about the guild's temperament and makeup, and I could tell that it was a guild I would not enjoy.
However, I do belong to a non-guild quilting group. We meet once a month in a member's home and rotate turns. We have all-day Sew Days a couple of times a year, utilizing our local utility's community room or the community room at the library. We go on 4-day retreats a couple of times a year. We do not have dues or officers, there is no one person in charge, and while we participate in lots of charity projects, no one is forced to participate; it's all voluntary. We have a wide range of personalities and talents, everyone gets along, everyone encourages, inspires, and teaches each other, we know and love each other so much that there is plenty of good-natured ribbing and lots of laughter at every meeting. I bless the day I was invited into the group.