Dee, so sorry about DH, I hope they let him out soon and he starts recovering.
I love Border version 1 too - but it does look wide, what size are you doing it? With my 10in blocks, my narrow border was only about 1 1/2in wide, and if you are intending to make yours wider, do check on the big outer border first, otherwise, please bear in mind that it might not fit. I would hate it if you made yards of the narrow borders and then that happened.
Kathy, congratulations, so pleased you have made it to the end of the blocks again, especially after your 'false start'.