As Dunster suggested using a pale colored thread instead of white I agree. I started out using only white when I started quilting but have changed over to a pale green, pale silver grey, creme or pale yellow. It doesn't show all that much but yet enough that you can really see the quilting with it. Here's one I use a pale green on and there's no green in this quilt. This was a game changer for me after this quilt.
I did change thread colors on the sash and border though.