Lesley,
We never required folks to pay for access. The gallery was available to all members. . . it was just a little limited. During the time we were working on the gallery, only Fan Club members could upload to the gallery and view gallery categories. The gallery could still be viewed by the general membership. Sort functions also worked.
Here are the perks available to Fan Club members:
- Dirty Dozen gallery unveiled on the 15th of each month, and access to all past galleries
- Dirty Dozen forum access - patterns and instructions created and shared by the DD are available for download
- no need for gallery approval
Hope this helps! We appreciate your support!