Ow! That sounds terrible! It would have to be your thimble finger. What bad luck. Maybe you need to spend a little more time sipping iced tea and watching your chickens while you heal. You work pretty hard at your house. You could plan some future quilts, maybe make a couple of sketches...
I will! He loves quilts and loves to go to the fabric store. He really likes it when I ask him to help pick out fabric for a quilt. Sometimes, he just wanders around and picks up packs of fat quarters that he likes.
Black does make jewel tones pop, though. I'd be tempted. Especially with such a rich selection of colors. It's very pretty.
My husband says he thinks you should sew it as is, with no sash and no border. He thinks it would just be a distraction. He really likes it a lot, by the way...