Thanks for all the notes. I am very familiar with NC - we have family and friends across the state, as well as in Richmond and northeast of Atlanta in SC, just no one right in Winston-Salem.
So we know we love the area and the weather, and I already love Mary Jo's and will be visiting often!
I will be PMing some of you about quilt shops that you mentioned and perhaps to meet up once I get settled in the area. :)