OK, so I got to work on this quite a bit this weekend. I got all the patch strips quiltied and am working on a vine/leaf design for the sashing as several of you have suggested. I ran out of thread (used two 500 yd spools already) and need to pick up some more today! I'll post another pic when it's done so y'all can see how it turns out.
Thanks for all your comments and suggestions; it really does help me decide what to do next!