Inbetween the dots there were rectangles.
I actually didn't plan to blog about this, but the technique was so effective, I thought I'd share it after all... While working on the red jacket (previous post) I had several side projects going on - something to do when I got tired of sewing all those dots. One of these was working out a way to brighten up the backsplash in the kitchen. Mark and I had the kitchen redone last year. I love the counter-top stone we chose, which went so well with the existing cabinet. But I never loved the backsplash tile. It looked very good, completely appropriate, and it was the best choice available. It has an interesting detail band with stone and glass mosaics, but it just isn't me. I wanted bright colours, but apparently that just wasn't in style (last year). Here's what it looked like. But then I was in Rona or Lowes or something the other day and what are they showing in the tile department? Colour. Lots of it. Which just made me go home and look at the backspla