Hello! I just now joined, also! Am trying to figure out how "boards" work, lol! I should be sewing right now, but wanted to see what is happening in the world, with quilting. My mother in law was born in Adelaide, Australia, so my boys are part australian,(sadly, she died yrs. ago--she moved to us in the 50s, with her american husband, a merchant marine) and I love the Australian quilting magazines! I found some at a yard sale, and bought the whole lot and browse through them all the time. So I will try to be here as often as I can. I started with a table runner, but it puckered in the back when I tried to quilt it with the 'stitch-in-the-ditch' method, lol. I will never forget it, just a few yrs ago, but have been sewing clothes all my life--well--since age 9. Mom was a tailor, taught me. Quilting is so fun and 'zen'! And the people you meet are amazing! WELCOME, even if I am very new, lol..pen