I realize I'm too late for this quilt, but next time you have the problem think about making a pillow cover. I have seen quilts that repeated the pieced section, attached to the regular quilt. With the extra piece and the inherent sashings and borders, it would increase it the amount you need.

Clear as muc??

That should be clear as mud!!

Incedentally, the quilt is a winner!!!!

I would add a thin plain border, then add a bigger border of one of the colors in the middle, maybe the pink. It would still be square, but bigger.

The quilt is beautiful! I love the way you resolved your problem. Looks like that is how it was intended to be.