Thanks so much for the info! I had not realized that McTavishing was used primarily as backfill to make motifs pop. The photos are showing me how that works. Wow, feline fanatic; I just hope I can achieve that level of quilting someday.
Also didn't know about the baby monitors. If I ever have any grandchildren, they are going to get those!
Anyway, I'm going to go ahead and experiment with McTavishing. Aside from using it for backfill, I'm thinking I may be able to do it on a larger scale so the quilting isn't as dense.