After making a reasonable stab at the sandwich of the month stippling and inspired by Ruby's perseverence I've been having another dabble at FMQ. On the first bit I learned that you really need to have a bit of a plan before you start as I was struggling to know what to do or where to go but .... I got absolutely no 'eyelashes' on the back this time so I guess my hand / speed coordination was a bit better.
The second bit I stuck to one design and am quite pleased with how it looks (if you squint). Top RH corner is where I started and I think it gets a bit better as it goes on. I managed to cover the whole bit reasonably evenly without getting stuck anywhere. (Actually, the back looks quite good because the bobbin thread was cream so the actual stitches aren't jumping out at you, just the shapes) I also found that I got much better at stopping and starting.
I'm finding that my stitches tend to go a bit small on the curves - is there an optimum stitch length to aim for though I won't be measuring them