Thank you so much for your comments regarding Allison's skirt. It would have helped more if you'd talked to each other first and reached a consensus. But here's the e-mail that I received today:
Allison says blue!!
Decision made.
Tanya asked a while back if I'd show the back of my embroidery. Finally, there was enough sunlight AND I got up early enough to take pictures before work. Here are two of the onesies that I haven't given away: one with bullion knot ducks, and one with split stitch redwork:
And here are the backs:
Not too bad. I don't like carrying threads across, so I try to start and stop every time there's a break. That makes for a neater look, although the thread can build up a bit when I weave the ends under those little bullions.
I use iron-on Touch of Gold interfacing as my stabilizer, but I'm not sure it's the best choice. I like it because it's very soft, lightweight, and it's just temporary, so that when I'm done I can pull it off and trim close to the outside of the design. It tends to fray a bit, though. Maybe I should try a sew-in non-woven interfacing, and use a temporary fabric adhesive?