Beautiful job of quilting! I love thread painting with my LA, so I have quilted even more densely than your lovely peacock! However, most quilts that are very densely quilted are done for the big shows, not for cuddling under because the dense quilting does make them stiff. It's great for wall-hangings though! Since you did the sham first you can tell if the peacock is too stiff to make a comfortable quilt, or if it is just fine. I love it like you did it!!