I'd say go for it, it is your quilt, do whatever you want to with it. I quilted my bed quilt for the RV in sections and didn't follow the directions giving in my "how to" book which would have made the job much better looking on the back side, but a much more time consuming projetc. I don't make the bed with the backside of the quilt showing so I did it my way in much less time and it turned out just fine for my use. Not a quilt show contender or course buy I love it in my RV...