Welcome to the wonderful world of quilting... I too am from Pennsylvania - the Clearfield area. The more time you spend quilting the more you will come to love this great sport. Did you know that there is a wonderful quilt show at the convention center in New Hope. I will be traveling with a bus full of quilters and I am looking forward to attending this show. Hope you will be able to visit it as well. Attending a show such as this will give you so many new ideas -- and the vendors give you the opportunity to see many tools etc in use.
Enjoy the time you spend quilting....
Sue