Thanks everyone for the terrific welcome!
@Renegade Sewist and
@BrendaP - would you believe we actually have two Sikh temples, including Australia's first? This is in a town of about 5,000 people, where we can only manage one supermarket (and definitely no fabric stores)! While they might not be as big as the one near you Brenda, they are an amazing and wonderful part of our town.
Oh my, I'd forgotten how messy sewing can be - my house is looking like a bomb hit it. But at least I'm having fun, digging through the stash and working out what I can sew next. I may just need to get better at the between-project clean-up.