Our guild has about 100 members, with an average attendance of about 55. My suggestion for making a successful guild is to have a newsletter with the info. needed to the members, a note about upcoming classes, ect. It won't take but a few minutes at the meeting to ask if there are any questions, which there usually aren't. Another thing is to have classes not greatly often. For us, it is expensive to take a class; $40-50.00. Our Project Chair for this year has a great idea; a class for only $5.00 about an hr. before the January Meeting--on applique on Wool. She told me she already had a lot sign up. I hated the classes, as I always went home with another UFinished, which I already had too many of anyway. The annual Quilt Show is a big draw for us. I would say that makes for a successful guild. We have grown every year, and if you want more info., just pm me and I will share more. We are a rural area, and the nearest guild is about 50 mi. away. Wish we had a daytime group, but not big enough for that. Good luck! Mariah.