Welcome from another North Carolinian (near Charlotte, NC). I love the modern quilts as well and became seriously hooked on quilting very quickly. Hope you enjoy the site. There is so much to learn here.
Barny, funny you mentioned thinking about quilting in Church. I was looking at our stained glass windows a few weeks ago before the service began and noticed a panel that immediately made me think "that would make a nice quilt pattern". Ha!