Branching out? Looks like you are a new FMQ star! Your feathers/ferns are stunning! did you do this on your DSM?
I love the way you carried out the butterfly and the twig like an echo. It is one of those endearing things about a quilt - you see them when you get close to a quilt, but they are probably not visible from a distance. Like a little secret between the viewer and the quilter.