Welcome Linda,
You've found the most addictive internet group and the most addictive hobby. I woke this morning with severe ache in my wrist. I broke it in April, got cast off in June, and went right back to quilting. The machine sewing is still a little hard for me to keep square as the wrist doesn't turn correctly yet, but it will not stop me from this fun fun stuff.
Hope to hear much more from you and that you'll share your experience with fabrics, threads, techniques, and all the woes, too.
Sharon