Phannie, I was born in NC but live in MS now. My husband was in the Marine Corp so I lived all over. Spent a lot of years down on the farm in NC with my grandparents during WWII years while M/D worked for Martin Air Craft factory in Baltimore. I have been quilting off and on for many years and love it. I do not know anything about PM-ing but if you do I would love to hear from you. Dean