watson's mom

As long as I have been going to guild meetings, I have never seen anyone's name carved on a particular seat so that makes it available to anyone.
The first meeting I ever went to, no one talked to me at all. I didn't go back for about two years and finally joined. I wish I had joined a different group as I ended up leaving this group after 5 years. So many cliques there it took all the fun out of it. My friend who still goes there said the group is barely hanging together. Ya think?

Dandish

The current quild I belong to has over 400 members and we meet in the auditorium of a college. I like the speakers and a couple of the officers are really nice, but seems like there's nothing personal about it and I haven't made any quilty friends there at all. There are some obvious cliques. They do have some great speakers, though, and do marvelous charity work. I'd like to find a smaller group, unfortunately I work afternoons and that's when most groups meet!

trisha

Do you all think the Elm Creek Quilt books spoiled Quilt Guilds for all of us? Not a snob among them!!

SandyinZ4

You are welcome to come to our guild. Everyone is super nice and we share and laugh so much. It's not far down here from where you are!:-)

geckogirl

Hahaha but they do have their problems every now and then :)

Jim

WOW....no one in our guild is a snob...its a nice cheery bunch of women ...and me....lol....my wife is also a member...we have great fun and learn so much. We always look forward to our thursday night meetings...keep going and just be overly nice to her ..smile..greet...smother her with friendship...maybe she had a really bad day..I know if I have had a bad day guild sure takes it away

Quiltforme

So I sat in the back because I needed to be able to stand and I have to say one lady made a beeline towards me to make sure I was not alone. Then I had to stand up and say my name and I will say my views on a guild did not come to life. The one lady was having a bad night (at least that is what I am going to believe) Everyone there besides here was very nice and helpful. I joined the guild and I picked up 2 kits to make ronald mcdonald quilts and a pillow case. I checked out a one block wonder book which I am very excited about and I will say I no longer feel the way I did about guilds. I say to everyone please atleast check yours out and keep going because that one person who was upset becasue I sat next to her lost out on a great friendship!!! Thank you all for your support I am so happy will go to bed with a smile on my face!!

Quiltforme

OHHH and the speaker talked about thread and needles I will start a new thread (he he) about this in the morning with all my notes!! You cannot believe the information I learned! Oh her quilts were amazing I wish I could have taken a pic of them all but way too many!

Scissor Queen

So you were texting from the meeting?

Quiltforme

During the break I did.