feather business

back at the sewing machine yesterday, and finished the stitching of the first feather

I used several different colors of thread for the second set of stitching -- and except for the yellow one, I like the color blend with the teal

 I am not as happy with the back of this however

I'm not real sure how to prevent this issue where the thread from the front has pulled through to the back at the ends where the thread is automatically "tied" by the machine

when I go back to this I plan to try a slightly different technique to see if I can improve the appearance of the back