Lori--welcome. I too am in Raleigh and you have a few options open to you. Depending on where in Raleigh, you are located, there is the Bernina store on Glenwood ave, Wish Upon a Quilt on Westgate Rd in Raleigh and another store out on Strickland Rd in Raleigh, but can't remember its name. There is Capital Area Quilters Guild and also Joann's on Falls of the Neuse. Welcome again and we definitely need to meet for coffee!
Vicki