Originally Posted by Suz
Bonnie, it appears to me that you appliqued the pumpkin and stars thru your top fabric, batting and the backing. Applique is attached to the top only before making the sandwich of the three layers. Perhaps this could be the problem with your stitches. I can see on the back side that your stitches are evenly spaced and the same size. This is a good thing. What are your thoughts about the three layer thing? Suz
Thanks for the comment about the back stitches being evenly spaced. :) They normally aren't. I appliqued the top before sandwiching it. The stitches you see on the back are the "hand quilting" that I did for the piece. The problem with my stitching in this piece is multiple. I should have used a heavier thread and/or pulled it tighter. Keeping it tighter so that it didn't "loosen up" when I went to the second stitch. It still is a lot better than previous attempts.