Heh, no kidding about rainsoaked! Hi from another Iowegian(never heard of that term- I always just consider myself an Iowan from the middle of nowhere). Greetings from East central Iowa, Situated right in the middle of four fairly populous metro areas- Quad Cities to the south, Dubuque to the north, Cedar Rapids to the west, and my hometown Clinton to the east. I live outside of Massillon, Iowa which is a tiny blink-and-you-miss-it town. This is my first post and I'm a new quilter. I big-time newbie. I'm what you might call a geek who was always into electronics and decided I needed a less expensive hobby <BIG TIME SNORT!> That worked out well. I've spent a fortune since I've domesticated myself. I am totally in love with quilting though. And now, since I've found this board, I can mix my two obsessions quilting and computers!