I am a new quilter but have been sewing my whole life. I have learned and am using so many ideas that I have gotten off of this board. I wish I knew who posted these ideas, so I could thank them personally. One big thing is the use of scraps. I now have several boxes for scraps. I have one for selveges, one for tiny scraps, and one for small scraps. I am using masking tape next to my machinein order to put my threads on. This has helped with getting threads through out the house! I am very short on cotton fabric but all I have has been sorted through and I know what I have and even better I know where every piece is. I have gained an appreciation for the scrap quillt, so I know I don't have to buy a bunch of expensive fabric to quilt. And I am sure many other things. What have you both learned from the board and have started using?