I don't sew with any friends. I get more done if I am on my own. I don't even like it when we take our machines to the guild for a sew in. It seems a lot of trouble to take your machine and all the other things for just a few hours. THAT MAY BE JUST ME. I wish I did have a good friend that sews so we could shop together and talk about what we are working on. Also to ask advise about different things.