Thanks to all of you for answering. I took 24 larger blocks of embroidered flowers on a cream background. I also gave her some light green material that I expected would be strips between the blocks. She cut down the size of the floral blocks and used the green to make alternating green blocks between the floral blocks. This created a checkerboard look. Instead of just putting a plain border, she put some sort of arrows in the corner and a green partial dark green border. I wish I could post it the picture. I don’t want to pick out the machine quilting. At this point, I just want the entire border cut off and replaced with a plain border.
The lady lost her husband and has done other quilts for me. I have known her for years and don’t want hard feelings since she is obviously proud of her work. I think she was trying to make it bigger although I don’t recall specifying a size. I think it could have been larger, but she cut the blocks from 12 inches to 9 inches.
I did contact another local quilter (who I don’t know) who says she may be able to quilt a new border for me to attach to the checkerboard. If someone will tell me how to post a picture I will try.