Ive been working on a birth certificate pattern. There are white spaces that Im tempted to fill in with white stitches. Is it worth the time/effort to do this?
Are the white spaces meant to be filled in? Are they inside of an outline such as a teddy bear, rattle, etc.? Or are you just speaking of the white areas where there is no pattern? If its just those white areas, I would say no, dont do it. Only stitch what is meant to be stitched or it will not look the same as the finished product in the picture. :)
This is why I prefer to stitch on linen or evenweave instaed of aida. I dont like the look of plain aida fabric so I only use that on patterns where everything will be covered. But linen and evenweave look nice left empty so I use them for patterns that have blank spaces in them - they way the fabric becomes part of the design.