Cuerda seca: Cuerda seca (Spanish for "dry cord") is a technique used when applying coloured glazes to ceramic surfaces. When different coloured glazes are applied to a ceramic surface, the glazes have a tendency to run together during the firing process.
"Tropical Deco" leaf border by Patricia E. Ritter -- Row - x Stencil - continuous line leaf -- from her fabulous website UrbanElementz which you should go explore, because her continuous-line quilting patterns are just this cool.