should that be 2 white panels?
so it's
braid - whitepanel - braid - whitepanel - braid = 35" finished
and around all that is a 2.5 finished white border.
So now you're at 37.5" FINISHED, right?
et correct my lousy math - it's now 40" finished.
Is that white border sewn on yet? Do you have more of that fabric?