Well it is a small world on this internet ya know...lol I don't think I know any Cauley's. I can't blame you for leaving after the hurricanes. I sure wanted to as it really scared me alot. We went thru the eye of Francis, Jeanne and Wilma! That kind of does something to ya emotionally. We have not had another bad one since as you know but a few times when there was something threatening it made me real nervous. As for this quilt...I will measure those blocks and see if they shrank any. I have them laying flat on my sewing table drying. I have not cut out any thing else yet. I think I will use the poly blend though. This was a quilt for myself and a project to practice machine embroidery. I want a longarm so bad but don't most of us. I really love this wack and stack that one of our ladies is teaching us. I just had to try it. Thanks for the advice on this. It has helped alot.