Deb--I had to look very closely to see the strings of dots, and I guess since the dots are in totally straight lines, it doesn't strike me as a directional print. But then again, I'm not "up close and personal" with it like you have been. I certainly understand how, once you "see" something that bothers you, you can't "unsee" it till you've fixed it.
One thing that bothers me is having a piece that ends up looking like it has two eyeballs. Those eyeballs follow me and I have to get rid of them!