Thanks so much for your clear as mud explanation it really does help to know all these things. I usually never use starch but it might not be a bad idea for this project. Good news is that the original colors will now be changed due to the fact they are not all the right colors for the Viking team so I will be going out Monday to buy all new fabrics so I can start all over.
But before I cut that border again, I will be looking at all the easiest ways of doing it. I am taking notes on all the suggestion given here and will compare them to what I feel comfortable with. Then I'll cross my fingers and hope for the best. LOL

Again, Thanks so much for writing this out so now I have good instructions for working it in this manner.

Strip piecing will be the easiest. There are as many ways to do one particular pattern as there are people doing that pattern...none is wrong...just different.
LOL

I'd english paper piece this border unit.