sailsablazin

Me too.....tried to find one. Want to put an ad in the paper for quilters just to come over and quilt and chat (stitch 'n bitch??)

sailsablazin

I am looking for a quilting friend in southwest Michigan...where are you????

Qwiltylady

On this board!

Dean

Deb, I was in the quilt shop one day and someone told me about a quilting group at a local church and they are a marvelous group of ladies. We meet every Monday night, no rules, sew if you want, crochet, knit, etc. Sometimes I just go to chat. I also happened to get in at the formation of a guild several years ago and I have thoroughly enjoyed them too. Dean

mshollysd

I have gone to a couple of meetings for quilting guild and even though they were nice enough, I have this really bad habit of being "rogue" also. I work all day long with ladies at the bank, and really am not a joiner. I totally love this board, because I can be myself. I guess I am a bit of a hermit when It comes to my quilting. I quilt with a few ladies at our church on the months I can get there, but other than that, I am all by myself when I quilt.

I did meet a girl at the guild that cracked me up. We were working on something and I was almost done and she was taking a really long time. She laughed at me and said, "I am all about the journey and you are all about the results". I had to laugh because that is so true.

firequilt

I am in a quilt guild that has no rules we pay 15 per year and everyone is most willing to help you if you have a problem and to share their expertise. There are no clicks and no one talks about other women when they leave the room. It is the best womans group I have ever been involved with.

quiltwiz

Let people at the LQS and local fabric stores know that you would like to start a mini-group ( Bee) in your home. Set a date and time for the first initial meeting, and hope that you will get a lot of inquiries. That is the way we did it here and now I belong to two groups with some of the members overlapping in both groups. We try to keep the groups to 6 to 8 members because we meet in each other's home and some homes are smaller that others.

madamekelly

You could try posting here asking if anyone lives in your area. Try something like: "Question for all Central Illinois Quilters' Put it under chit chat?
P.S. My local quilting guild is very nice people, but the idea of a quilting guild was not what I was seeking. I just wanted a quilting buddy too. I have found that here, and met some wonderful folks at the local gathering.

debby wicke

Too bad you are not in Tomball, Texas because that is exactly what I have in mind...someone who enjoys quilting and shopping for fabric, etc.

MaryR

You could join a guild for one year. Within the guild you will find smaller quilting groups that meet on a regular basis. Any of those will willingly help with shopping etc. or just making friends within the guild without going on any committee.