Originally Posted by
quiltingshorttimer
Also, like a friend said--you pay for both sides of fabric--so flip it over and see if you like the back better! I found some backing fabric that was little too much until I turned it over.
I too will often use the wrong side of fabric. Particularly in scrap quilts when I need lighter colours, as when I began quilting I realise that I tended to buy fabric that read as medium.