It is beautiful. That being said, if it were my quilt I would replace the dark purple with the background color of the stars. In my PC, they show up as a creamy color. You may also want to invision it in the room in which it will be placed when choosing the border colors. This quilt has numerous colors and can be used in virtually any color bedroom, but the dark purple would not go in a red or dark blue room, for example.
Also, did you know that you can turn off the grid so you just see the quilt without all the lines? Just Google "turning off the grid in ---------" ( Fill blank with the particular program you used, such as EQ, Excel, Word, or Bernina Quilting software)

I like the plain borders, they help show off the rest of the quilt. Or as someone suggested, maybe applique flowers and vines, but nothing busier than that.

Knew you guys would help me. Love many of the ideas. Many discussed the actual color of the boarders, when I actually make my decision, will audition different colors to see what happens. One thing this is a EQ quilt so it isn't exactly the same scraps that were used, so the color distribution may be different. The only limitation is that I will be shopping my stash.

Many suggested making the plain boarders pop with quilting, love this idea, have seen some really great quilting on this board. The spirit is willing but the skill level is weak. Just did my first FM, the door is open but the light isn't on. So that idea will have to wait for another quilt.

Ah applique, never done it, is on my bucket list. Love the way it looks with vines and flowers in the border. Especially partial to the Jacobean style. Yet another quilt.

Mom3's suggestion really caught my eye. (Thanks for the drawing.) The angled stars made all the difference, will do this for sure. It removed the blockiness and made the borders more a part of the quilt. Like the idea of extending the unfinished stars into the borders on the sides as well but don't want to lose the simplicity. Will do some experimenting and use the blocks Mom3 suggested if it seems busy.

Thank you all so much for the suggestions, so glad I asked.

Emma, your quilt is beautiful. You have some great suggestions to consider. I know you will find one (or several) suggestions to border your quilt.

I agree with a more neutral border so the quilt could be used with any color on the walls....maybe a softer color so the top with pop....the focus is the top and not so much the border....special effects in the quilting of the border is an excellent idea and wouldn't detract from the top.....appliques etc would draw the eye away from the top (IMHO).

Quilting involves a lot of decisions! Do what makes your heart sing :) Let us know and see what you decide. Thanks for sharing this morning.

I too think the colors of the borders you've shown are too intense. All my eyes go to are the magenta border and the dark purpley blue outer border. Have you tried any other colors from within the blocks, for borders? Also thinking about the room this will live in and what it's colors are are something to consider.

I like it the way it is.

The first thing I saw when I looked at it was the too strong boarders, I have to agree that something simple a white floater and some thing not as strong as the darker blue and purple..also not as wide !

I think it is very pretty, especially, the star pattern in the corners. I love your design and the colors!

Your quilt is lovely and others have given some really interesting ideas to help you make a decision. My thought moves to the binding. I really enjoy a striped fabric binding that is cut on the bias. Whether you decide to make your border lighter (or like the background) finishing it with a striped binding that has many of the quilt colors in it just draws a lovely finish. It also tends to emphasize the lovely quilting you plan for the solid color border-how about a verigrated thread there?

Might try the purple you have as a boarder or leave it like it is and just use the purple as the binding.

Don't tell the quilt police but I usually bind and turn the entire binding to the back of the quilt. The front then has the appearance of no binding. However one of the exceptions is a quilt I just finished. Sorry for the quality of the photo.

The far right is the binding.

Your quilt is exciting enough. Plain color borders are called for.

I think it's the dark blue that is weighing it down. Perhaps choosing one of the lighter colors would help, or as mentioned above, a bright airy print. I do like the first narrow border color tho.

I like it the way it is. The borders will be hanging over the edge I'd think and I think less is enough.

I think it's beautiful just the way you have it.

I love it just like you have it. Beautiful

I think it is colorful and beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

Just really beautiful ~ I would use a solid border {love the color pictured} but might double the width. I believe anything else would not do it justice.

same here... and I also agree with the idea that this border will give you an opportunity to show off some quilting...

I think its fabulous!!!

I think I would try to extend the diagnals into the border... I'm not sure just how I'd do it, without messing with the pattern, but I think it would look wonderful for them to end in the border with a point... Then use use the solid just as you have it. HOpe that makes sense to you.

I would like to see it with a small in width border and piano keys about 5 inches wide in the same colors of the quilt top and finally another small border.

I agree. It's really pretty like it is.

Multiple small borders in solids uding colours from the main body of the quilt would be nice

I think your the design as shown in your original picture looks wonderful, and remember, if this is to go on a bed you won't be seeing the whole thing at once, nor will it be laid out flat as it is on the wall. If I look at just a portion of the quilt at a time, it is still beautiful, so is well balanced as is.

First it is spectacular! Second I would put a thinnish white stripe in the middle of the blue around to break up the heaviness of the blue.

I like it just the way you have it. Very nice

I'd go with the plain border being the inside is busy

If you want something besides plain but not take away from the quilt how about a varigated or blender fabric. It will have a little texture but still let the quilt shine; which it totally rocks.

Im speechless.........what u have here is gorgeous !!