Hmmmmmm..... cutting of the binding will slightly affect the dimensions of the light blue stripe. It will not be the same size as the ones in the middle. But it would only be removing about 1/4". You could just undo the hand sewn part. With the binding "open" you can sew over the previous stitching of the binding then turn it over and re-sew the hand sewn part. Hope that's understandable.
