One little quilt shop here has classes and sells a lot of fabric. Sells no machines. Another sells machines and has classes and very little material. She can't compete with the material. She also has a repairperson who works on all the machines. Another has classes and sells some machines, a lot of fabric and has get togethers where they share there work. Not really a guild. Only one is in a detached building not a strip mall. We also have JoAnn's, Hancocks and a few Walmarts. I look at the smaller shops and they are busy. The smaller shops have rewards programs and you can order what you want ahead of time then go pick it up. I love to go and play touchy feely with the fabric.