Welcome to this quilting board. Boy, did you nail it - fun and frustrating. The things we do to ourselves!
I plan to stop in Portland on my way south in the next couple of weeks. I've heard there is a gigantic used book store in Portland. Do you know the name of it? Powell's? According to the internet, Portland is home to a lot of used book stores. I wonder about quilt stores. There must be a lot of them, too. Any recommendations?