Oh wow thanks for the lovely welcome everyone.
Celeste - I didn't choose hand piecing as such, I chose to do the course and then found out after I had enrolled that it was by hand, but I quite like it simply because I don't have to sit at a machine and do it and I also don't have the room for a machine at the moment.
Shadow Dancer - thank you, we think Kaitlyn is cute too, but at the moment she is a bit of a monster (terrible 2's and all). But we will get there.
Again thanks so much for the welcome, I have been looking around at the board and love everyone's work. I am going to attempt the woven ribbon block and see how I go with it. I am a total beginner, but can't wait to try new stuff.
Anyway enough rambling. I will see you all around the board somewhere I hope.