well ... I am now all caught up (and, then some!)
Since I didn't bother to estimate the amount of fabric I needed for Part 4, I managed to produce over a hundred sets of 4- 2 patches + 4 2x2" squares, with one two patch and seven 2x2" squares left over.
Tomorrow will be busy, and I would really prefer to be working on the mystery quilt, but if I have time tomorrow, I will be going through the scraps I have left from all I have cut so far and start making these new scraps into blocks or bunkhouse braid strips. I have a LOT of foundation pieces that are too small for this project or my regular string quilt size, so I might as well put them to good use for a different quilt. <wave>