A bit different idea for the pot luck dinner......my guild started having a picnic/cookout for the pot luck dinner. We meet at the town recreation center which has a covered outdoor picnic area with tables, grills, etc. This is not where we normally meet and it has been a success. We have it in the summer months. One year we just did pot luck and the next we did a cookout with the guild buying hot dogs and hamburgers for grilling (even had a volunteer do the cooking) the guild also bought the buns and the rest of us brought sides and desserts. It was a fun day for all.
We played Quilt Bingo with the blocks we made and brought, afterward, the blocks were made into donation quilts.