We have meetings once a month, rotating through our homes, and it's basically chat, catch up on each other's lives, discussions about new products and techniques, more discussions about quilt shows we've attended or magazine articles we've read, and some of us share what we've learned in classes we've taken. We have show-n-tell and a potluck lunch. 2 or 3 times a year we go on 4-day retreats, and a couple of days a year we have all-day sew days at a community center. I did not know these women before I joined the group, but we have all become great friends. No one person is in charge. We do not keep minutes, do not have officers or a treasury. When we do charity work, it's all volunteer and the supplies are donated by whomever wants to donate them. There are no police, guilt trips, or rules. We decided to have a challenge, and it was so successful, popular, and fun that we've decided to have another one.
It's a very relaxed, pleasant group, and I would not miss a single meeting for the world.