Hi Deb and welcome from a NH native, transplanted in AZ. I spent my first 40 plus years in NH and decided to give up shoveling snow for sunny AZ. Now if I miss winter I can drive two hours and enjoy it and return to warmth & sun.
Welcome aboard, choose an easy pattern and ask for advise if you feel unsure. Someone here will have the experience you need and gladly share it with you. Enjoy reading, commenting or asking questions, that's how fellow quilters just are. Someone helped us once so if we keep giving it back we are keeping our craft going for the future generations... Andie :-D