Okay, reading back through, I can see where those are most likely her quilting stitches. I assumed they were basting stitches simply because they seem rather far apart to me. However, after reading Prism's explanation of how to count the stitches per inch (I didn't realize we counted the stitches on the back too) it seems I quilt 12-15 stitches per inch. Here I thought I was doing 8-9 stitches and I keep trying to get my stitches smaller. :roll:
I love the idea of quilting a 4 leaf clover or honeybee on it. The only thing to remember when quilting a circle instead of a straight line is that you can only pile on 3 or less stitches onto the needle in order to keep the integrity of the circle. Otherwise you end up with a straight line and your circle comes out a bit strange looking. Yep, experience talking here. Lol.
Moonpi, excellent suggestion about spritzing it with water and letting it dry if it is stretched out of shape.