Originally Posted by
Geri B
How often does your guild meet? Do you meet during the summer? In know in some parts of the world it is always summer...I mean like here in Midwest where there is a big difference between winter and summer.......
It's not exactly always summer but close enough for what you mean, I think! This guild meets 2x a month, except there are a couple months where they have a special regular event in place of a meeting. (The fabric sale I went to last month was one of those.) The nice thing for me, though, is that they only meet in the evenings, which is when I'm free. There is another local guild that meets during working hours only, so I didn't even really look at that one.
Originally Posted by
JanieH
You give me courage to try and join a quilt guild - I have resisted the idea because I have heard and read so many horror stories but I need to see for myself.
Thank you for your posting!
I was so nervous! Partially from horror stories, partially from past similar experiences, and partially just due to my personality. But it was nothing like I feared it would be and I hope you have the same good experience I had! People were laughing, telling jokes, applauding & complimenting eachother's quilts... I didn't see or hear any negativity anywhere in the room. It was a very friendly and relaxed environment.
Originally Posted by
Sideways
So my best advice is - get involved, volunteer, take classes, go on their bus trips, cultivate friends. Join a mini group. You will make friends for a lifetime. I did.
Oh I absolutely intend to get involved, that's about 90% of the draw of the guild for me. I didn't think to try to count heads but it seems like it's a small-ish but very busy group and they were obviously hungry for volunteers in a couple areas. I'm excited to jump in and see what I can do to help! I also plan to attend classes and unstructured "sew-cials" (I think that's what they call them). I want to meet people and learn stuff so I plan to take part in a lot!