Thanks for the photo of the slinky hack, Terri. I don't think it will work for out setup because the feeder hangs down from an eave of the roof. But I will remember it for another time. Smart thinking.
Love the Farm Girl idea, Anna. I have the second Farm Girl book and have yet to make anything from it, so I will get to break it in on your block. That will be a cute quilt.
Good on your walking, Janice! I am really struggling with the heat. I'm still trying, but the heat and humidity make me feel like I can't breathe. Gotta get creative on when and where I can get my steps in.
About the block fabrics, size, etc: Just wanted to say that in the last swap I got at least 4 fabrics that had the selvedges on. In fact, I've yet to get a whole swap's worth of baggies that were all free from selvedges. Let's try harder and let the removal of selvedges be the first thing we do before we cut our fabric.
Today is hubby's birthday. I'm out to buy his cheesecake!