Aww, you are so sweet to post such a thoughtful first post! AND you have taken the time to go back through the QB and find all the tasty treasures of information and knowledge contained here. I have been quilting for about 20 years and I still learn stuff from the wonderful folks here. The QB sent me on my LA (longarm quilting machine) journey (didn't even know what a LA was until I joined here.)
I imagine it is only a matter of time before you are able to PIF (pay it forward) and offer some advice or a suggestions to someone else. Welcome to the board Carrie in PA we are happy you are here!
Oh we use tons of acronyms here. This post will probably be helpful to you:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f1...s-t178507.html