Go Spineless?

I debated about including an echoed spine or just stitching a single line for the quilting in the border.  I decided this was all about practicing so I opted for the echo.  My first attempts felt so jerky, as if I hadn't practiced at all in the blue center portion.  This lack of control almost made me choose the single stitch, but I kept with it.  I did have to pull out a few stitches to fix some false starts, but after a while, things went a little smoother.

I used the Leaves Galore ruler and a chalk pencil to create the curved spine.

After drawing the spine, I drew a couple tendrils, then marked an outside border to stitch up to.  The backing fabric is not as large as the front, so I needed to be careful where to place this line.

I used the walking foot to create a border next to the center, then stitched and echoed the spine.  I've started the feathers, but decided it was a good time to stop for the night since I ran out of thread in the bobbin.