At this point I'm not sure if applique would even be a possibility. Because of the even sized borders the actual map had to get smaller...I think. For the moment the finished blocks for the map are 6", the map border is 1.5" wide, and the outer border is 6". The space the islands have to fit in is 2", which is bigger than actually putting it to scale, but still is pretty small to applique. I really can't go any bigger for my block size because the quilt is already like 57x57...in that respect I can't go any smaller to make the quilt smaller or my islands will be too small even with the new sizing.