Thanks for the kind words everyone..yes Rosy, those 2" pieces require plenty of time. The second border is a pieced one in the book, but didn't want to take any more time so opted out.
Whew, relief to the Texans, dublb...we do become conditioned to our cooler environs, don't we? Not sure I'd manage well in +100*...
going to get that top done so I can mooove onto other things....