I tried the light backgrounds. Even had the peacock sewn on one and it looked really blah. That’s when I tried this background. Everyone who has seen both agreed, One thing I wish I had done was make the background squares smaller and not in regular rows. This would’ve made it more complex. I may slice it up and try to get more of that effect.
My husband wants a stick background too or for me to at least quilt green leaves around it. Not sure about that. To put the stick on mow might be difficult, I guess I could fix make darker legs and add a stick.