When I went to my guild for the first time I didn't know a soul and sat by myself the first few meetings. But I joined a small group that was going to make quilts for a local children's home, then I headed the Charity Quilt Committee for the next seven years. I made many friends that way and met one of my best quilt friends,she's 30 years older than me but that didn't matter we have been friends for 20 years and are still sewing together.
So my best advice is - get involved, volunteer, take classes, go on their bus trips, cultivate friends. Join a mini group. You will make friends for a lifetime. I did.
