The Ohio Valley Quilter's Guild meets somewhere not too far away.... It's a great guild, and has about 400 + members. I did visit a couple of times, with a friend when I first started quilting.

I decided to join The Ohio Stars Quilters.... We really are not a guild.... More like a club....or a small faith sharing group. We have twenty or so active members, and our dues are $15.00 yearly. We do a lot of charity quilting.... Some of us meet quarterly, with many, many other quilters to sew for a local NICCU. I'm excited to be able to go for the first time next Monday.

I've visited guilds, but much prefer our small, fairly informal group. I like it that we are close enough to really support one another. We usually go out for lunch after our twice monthly meetings, and our small size means there are no cliques going off by themselves.. Some are closer friends than others, but no one is ever left out.....

I also like it that we really don't have any "rules"...... Just common sense.

This is not to say that guilds aren't a good thing.....because they are..... Guilds offer many opportunities a small group can't. I have problems heating and seeing, so the small group works better for me......and I like the closeness we share.