Welcome!  I too used to live in the Silicon Valley. My family had lived in the area since the mid 1800s, but most of us have been "priced out".  It's the great Pacific Northwet for me now.  I'm interested in Lutterloh as well.  I'd like to see a discussion comparing Lutterloh, Sure-Fit, and Wild Ginger design techniques.

I live on the coast of Washington state. The Pacific Ocean keeps us temperate,  rarely below 0°C in the winter or above 23°C in the summer, but we do get quite a bit of rain (185 cm per year). I had just discovered the previous forum about 3 weeks before it vanished.  We have a small quilt shop in town, but the closest full service fabric store is 120km away.