I once took a class in which the teacher showed a number of quilts she had done. The quilts were examples of some of the techniques we were there to learn. The fronts of those quilts were works of art that I can only dream of. The backs were ugly. She stated that as long as you use quality fabric, it really didn't matter what the back looked like. I have found that I can't put that kind of back on my quilt. My backs may be plain but I still want them to at least enhance the front.