Love the owl fabric! How cute!! I wouldn't cut that as it already looks "pieced". The red is gorgeous but it may overpower the owl fabric so just a splash, such as a narrow border. But then you'd have to buy fabric for the wider final borders. The fewer seams, the bigger the finished product. And this is just a thought--has anyone used cotton as the front and then flannel for the receiving blanket that is shown in one of Jenny Doan's tutorials? Could make the smaller square from the owls, add the narrow border and then go from there with flannel?