I am just finishing up my 4th, Pacific Rim '2 fabric applique' (avatar was #1). All are in batiks, love using batiks for applique. I 'think' my stitches a hidden, but I also take VERY small stitches.
How small/large are your stitches?
Pictures say a thousands words... do you have one you could share? Then 'we' might be able to 'understand' better.