My quilt guild has it's cliches too. My saving point is that my best friend is also a member. We sit together at each meeting (usually meet for dinner before) and if no one else talks to us, well, that's okay too.

I did open my mouth when I should have been listening and volunteered to do the monthly newsletter. Did my first one this week. Due to computer problems (software didn't do what I WANTED it to do) as well as printer problems (my printer died and had to get a new one), it took TWO days of my life to get a 6 page newsletter out :lol: :lol: Maybe this won't be as much fun as I thought.

Anyway, I think everyone always feels welcome in here. I've made some fabulous friends and hope to continue doing that! Just think of us as your FRIENDLY quilt guild with NO QUILT POLICE!! Down with rude and unfriendly quilt guilds -- they don't know what they're missing!! :D

I can't believe someone asked you to move. That is rude and uncalled for.

I also joined a guild, but haven't made it to many meetings, but have only hung out at the new member's table, I'm not sure I'll join next year... My life is to short to be treated like crap socially... I have enough of that in my home life, I don't need it in my social life too.

Are there and online guilds? Or a guild in another area? Maybe you could join one of those.

I'd love to be able to go on a few trips, but I notice no one's planning anything, and if they are then it's a little group of people that get together. Retreats are the samething, only people who are "friends" get invited.

Theresa

I am in 5 quilt groups. 3 are regular guilds, one is an art guild and one is a retreat committee where all we do is plan special events for 3 guilds in our rural area.

I love my groups, sure some of the "ladies" have poopy attitudes, but, I just smile and volunteer for something else. One in particular does not like me. I just volunteer and before you know it, they are doing things MY way, because I am in charge.

Take that Susan, you know who you are, cranky old woman. Hahahaa. She hates me. I spent 4 years in the USMC I am not afraid of one geriatric old biddy.

i just joined a guild last year. at first i seemed a little intimidated by all the beautiful quilts that were shown at show and tell. but i admit i am a beginner. our guilt guild started a beginners class where they showed us over the course of 4 months 4 different blocks. basic nine patch, hst,qst and those darn flying geese (i do not like them!) and lastly applique. at every class they showed us at least three different methods to use and let us choose. they are a wonderful bunch of ladies. i guess i am lucky i joined a guild like this. didn't realize there were some rude quilters out there.

I suggest finding another guild if you can. Try to ignore the ones that are snotty. I think I also would have given a little speech to that guild for their false attitudes. They will give to this charity or that charity, but are (boy I want to say a naughty word right here)cranky butts to you. I wouldn't let them get away with it. I might even write my local paper. The next guild you join, and I hope you do, get a friend to join with you. It is so much more comforting to have a friend. I am sorry you experienced that.

Funny thing I have been with them fo 5 years now And was never traeted this way . Then this year Well what can I say. Just time to move on. Guilds like this Give outhers a bad name

I can relate to Capt. Call, "I don't tolerate rude behavior in a man". In this case, a woman or women. No one should be treated that way. I usually try to find a way to put someone like that in their place.

Grab a few quilting folks and start your own group! Who needs these biddy's anyway!

Seems all meeting groups have the same setup of business meetings, notes from the last meeting etc. etc. etc.
Boring. Worst of all, clicks.
None of that on this board only good info and friendly quilters.
Thank you all.

I went to my first quilt guild meeting a couple of weeks ago. It was an okay experience.

I went in by myself, knew no one there. The woman sitting at the table as you come in the door was kind of enough to ask me to sit at her table, knowing that I had no idea where to sit. The women already sitting at the table were very friendly to me and made me feel welcome.

That night they had a woman speak to the group, telling the story of how her grandmother, mother and herself quilted, along with all of the quilts. It took up pretty much most of the meeting, which was a total of 2 hours.

The woman that had asked me to sit at her table explained to me that this was an unusual meeting, not how they normally are.

I plan on going back.

I have not been in a Guild for years, but I have a mean streak that needs to be satisfied every now and again. Putting a few of these "ladies" in their place in front all of the other biddies would warm the cockles of my heart. I was asked to move once at a bingo when I took my ailing mother. I was told "Angie sits there and she will be pissed if you sit there too. You better move before Angie gets here." I told her I am not moving and you just leave Angie to me. I think the whole room just sat and waited for Angies arrival to see the explosion. Well long story short, Angie invited me to come back and sit with her any time. But I would not have hesitated to let Angie have it too if she gave me tude!!! Life is way too short to go through life pushing people around. I subscribe to "live and let live" but if you can't do that I will be a big pot hole in your ugly road.