Hi Tim, My growing area is tiny, but surrounded by walls, trees, etc., and packed with plants. I don't get full sun anywhere, and I assume the worst of the wind is blocked. Our typical wind situation, besides storms in winter, is a strong breeze that picks up in late afternoon, particularly in the warmer part of the year. I think it cools things down a bit, but usually the fog does not blow in with it. I'm in a very sunny climate, even if I don't personally get that much sun. With all my plants packed into a small area, I'm sure that must raise the humidity a bit as well. I suspect the problems here are the 5 or 10 very warm, dry days a year, along with a couple months with very cool days (50s F). Below is a link to our weather for the past year. It's not a normal year, since we usually get about 25 inches of rain, almost all in November through March. I'm not sure their precipitation numbers are complete. It also starts with the severe freeze exactly a year ago, which a lot of people say was the worst since 1990 ("the freeze of the century"). I'm slightly less cold than the location below, which is our airport, a mile and a half away. Here is a link that might be useful: Last years weather, San Carlos Airport

HVAC is more than temperature. Humidity matters a great deal. If the outdoor humidity is high, you will fill your home with cool, clammy air. That moisture will have to be removed from the air and the other house contents the next day. You might be better off transferring heat in the evening/night when the temperature gradient is shallow.

That's just great. It is a lot like my Quilt Design Wizard software. Lots of fun. Thanks for sharing. Linda

Thanks for the projects blog site. I thought the Crumb Chaos block looked interesting to clear out some scraps. Course, I'm also doing a couple other blocks for the same reason and just keep the instructions right in the basket. I'm off to check out the Machine Quilting Tutorial. SharonG/FL