Pagzz

I am always surprised by people who are negative on guilds. It's a group, and I am not a celebrity. I have no expectation that people will notice me or make much of my presence. I am an introvert and if you visit my guild, I will be polite, and helpful, but usually I have a job to be doing before the meeting starts and I will be focused on that. Once the meeting starts I am focused on the announcements, business, and speakers.

I wonder if some people think of guilds as a church that really wants fellowship and new members. I think of them more as something like this forum. I found Quilting Board Forum years ago and I peeked and visited some time before I joined and there was some time before I posted. There are only some of the sections I read regularly. I'm here because I love quilting. I don't care if you become my buddy. Though if I want to make new friends I join one of the small bees in a guild and it has worked every time, though it takes attending a few times for friendship to form.