When I was a new quilter, about a dozen years ago, I found Elm Creek Quilt Books, which I still love. She talked about quilt guilds. I didn't know there was one. So the next time, I took my quilt to get quilted at the LA quilter, I asked her, do you know if there is any quilt guild around here? She sais, Yes, and I have been the president in years past. So the guild was only about 15 minutes away. I joined the guild and talked two friends into joining also. The guild was wonderful, as wonderful as the Elm Creek books.