Yeah, I was thinking about adding in some microstippling. I'll post a picture soon. I've been trying out new techniques on this quilt (since it's just a family quilt) and this is also the first quilt I'm quilting on my new Bernina 350 so there are all sorts of things that I will change the next time I make this quilt but I didn't think changing pins was going to have to be one of them!
Ah well, only way to learn is to keep trying out new things & see what happens. I know in spite of the fact I could probably name a few dozen things I'll do differently in the future, my 3 year old niece will have nothing but compliments for it. Thank goodness for little ones who remind us to keep the bigger picture in mind & not to get too hung up on frustrations over the tiniest details.