Vintage State Flowers

A friend recommended me as someone who could finish a vintage quilt top with 48 state flowers blocks. My client showed me the top that she found among things left behind for her in an estate. She found several quilts and quilt tops. This one by far was the prettiest and in perfect shape. It was hand embroidered and hand pieced, very accurately sashed and bordered. I was a bit intimidated to quilt it, but chose my shabby chic roses and leaves for the sashing and borders and small stippling for surrounding the embroidered flowers. It was so pretty and feminine, I thought it begged for a scalloped border. My LQS sales lady suggested plain white binding, as that was usually used in vintage quilts. It was so pretty, I didn't want to give it back!