Mama grandee, I do as you do...sometimes it has been questionable if there is no name, as I have a few like that...and I have put it down and then decided to flip it.??? I just felt better the other way??? So I just look at the design and see if it is feels easier to quilt one way ...I always quilt from right to left on a panto even if there's two rows per advance but I know some go left right on second row...