Morelcabin, thanks for the kind words!
I am wrestling with whether to add tendrils in a soft green (not too many, just a few here and there) with embroidery or just leave it as is. It gets cut down to a bit over 2 inches wide (the points of the background squares are roughly at the edge of the finished size piece.) What do you guys think?
Also, if anyone's interested I could revise the tutorial I wrote on how to do the serrated leaves and put a link here.