you would be welcomed warmly at my guild. We have members who have won national awards to newbies who have not even cut one strip of fabric yet. We WANT new members, and will willingly show others how to do something different, or a new way of doing something. Keep looking, and when the right place is in front of you, you will know it! In the meantime, create your own group of quilting friends, and Keep Creating! Faye