There sure are a lot of hoops to jump through to register here, but this looks like a good place to learn some new tricks. I hope I can contribute some time in the future.

Welcome Mike

...well, you've pretty much jumped through all the hoops and are here now. Please take some time to look around and discover what's going on and what can be learned. I hope that you’ll find that the “hoops” have helped make this in one of the most supportive and generally noncritical sites out there.

You can use this site pretty much as a sponge, soaking up everything you can, but eventually many of us discover that we can learn more faster with a bit of sharing. I'd definitely like to know more about your pattern making process when and if you feel it's appropriate to describe what you're up to and how it's going.

Regards