Appliqué Patch within Bordered Embroidery
First create an External Border around the embroidery. Then create either an Internal Border with appliqué or an Overlay Border with appliqué.
If an Overlay Border with appliqué had been used in the example above, the Curly Lace embroidery would also have stitched over the appliqué fabric in the center, giving a different effect. With other border shapes, it will also be effective to place the appliqué shape towards a corner or edge of the External Border.