HI LEONA, I'M FROM OLYMPIA, WA. FIRST OF ALL I AGREE WITH JANSTAR. GO TO YOUR LOCAL SHOP, THEY WILL HELP YOU FIND JUST WHAT YOUR LOOKING FOR, PERHAPS IN A KIT. QUILT IN A DAY PATTERNS ARE ONE OF MY FAVORITES. HER LINE OF RULERS MAKE PROJECTS SO MUCH EASIER. I WOULD TRY TO FIND SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T HAVE A LOT OF MATCHING POINTS. ANOTHER TIP FOR YOU, CHECK OUT CHANNEL 12 PBS ON SATURDAY MORNINGS. STARTING AT 8:00AM. ALL KINDS OF QUILTING PROGRAMS TO GIVE YOU IDEAS AND HELP. I USUALLY RECORD THEM ALL SO I CAN SIT DURING MY FREE TIME AND WATCH THEM ALL. SECONDLY, YES WE HAVE HAD SOME CRAZY WEATHER HERE. THE SUN IS OUT RIGHT NOW, BUT THAT WIND IS VERY COLD. STILL A LITTLE SNOW IN PLACES ON THE GROUND HERE IN THE CITY AND LOTS ON THE HIGHER HILLS. ONE THING THE SPRING FLOWERS ARE BEGINNING TO BLOOMS.