Hi all,
Wow, thank you for the responses! It is so interesting to read everyone's thoughts, and I can't wait to finish up the quilt. Yes, the quilt will (hopefully) be shown at the Empire Quilt Guild's show in March in NYC. Hope everyone in the area can make it!
As for your thoughts, I will audition red and blue colors for the border/binding. I agree that it needs something dark on the edge for the last border to "pop," but I want to keep the same look as the quilt has now.
I may add a narrow border and bind it in the same color, so it looks uniform. Alternatively, I was thinking about just making an ultra-wide binding for the same effect.
I'll post photos when I'm done...thanks for the great advice!