Re: [Inkscape-user] Can I do this in inkscape?

Tony Vigil wrote:

You can do rounded, squared or mitered mats using thick strokes on duplicates of your shapes, placed behind the original filled shape. After you create the desired look, you can then use the bucket fill tool to create vector objects of the stroked outlines.

That's a good idea. You could also use stroke to path, break appart, union.

Aaron Spike