I bought some white material that is a ( I hope this is right) Tone on Tone. White with little white flowers. When I would look at it it looked like the white flowers or the design on it was well a little off white. I hope that someone on here can understand what I am talking about. When I took it up to be cut I opened it up from the bolt and the backside of it was the white on white and I loved it but it is THE BACK SIDE of the material! My question is would it be wrong to use the back side as the front? I really like it so much better that the front. I really need help on this.

I have used the back as well as the front, on the same quilt, and there where none the wiser. As I have read on here several times,"You paid for both sides so why not use them?"
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I love WOW fabrics, but you are right, the one white is more off white. I have used the "wrong" side on a quilt and no one will ever know it but me :wink: It just looks like a muted design :D:D:D

Great Point !!

I have liked the toned down version at times, no reason it won't work! :-D

Thank you all so much! I was so scared that I had bought the material and that I would not use it if I couldn't use the back instead of the front. I don't care to much for off white it just looks like that it is dirty to me. lol

LOL! I say go for it! :D

I have not only used the back side of fabric, when I couldn't see my marks to quilt, I quilted from the back to the front. Worked great!

you pay for both sides of the fabric, use both sides of the fabric how ever you like; it is yours and no one will have any idea in the finished quilt that you turned a fabric over. lots of times one side works better than the other...as far as i'm concerned there is no 'wrong' side just 2 different sides.

I've used the backside of fabrics often in my quilts, once it is sewn into the quilt nobody will ever know!!!

Use the backside, its ok, I think most of us have done it!

You pay for both sides of the fabric, of course you can use either side you want. I have used the back side of fabrics on several occasions, when I want a "not so quite bright" piece.

You can use whatever side you want. I know sometimes the back is more what you want. Who is going to know except you. Go ahead.

There are NO quilt police in your house, right?? It is YOUR creation - GO FOR IT

Only you will know--unless you tell. Go for it.

We all need to repeat
"I will not be afraid of the quilt police"

I am guilty of the same thing! We questions our own likes and dislikes because of some "rule" we are afraid to break!

"There are no rules!" Just beautiful quilts!

Yep - I agree!

Go for it. We won't tell a soul.

I had BOM kits where you were instructed to use the reverse side of a piece of fabric.

That's funny because I just finished a quilt I quilted from the back! I didn't want to admit it, but it worked great!

Truer words were never spoken!! Mlaceruby I like the way you think!!:) Make that LOVE the way you think!!

Some old time quilters, say you should make a oopp's in your block, as we are not perfect.

It is your fabric which ever side you like is the one you correct side. I used which ever side fits the time I need it.

If you don't tell, we wouldn't know..... Batiks are 2 sided, or at least I can't tell the front from the back after I get it home. So use the side that works best for you.

Definitely not wrong. I have a friend who buys sales fabric Christmas and Halloween and uses the back. Her quilts are so beautiful!

as my brother would say "who's going to know the difference" and my respond is "me" but I too have used the back side as well as the front in the same quilt....go for it

Giving yourself permission to use the backside means you've just doubled the size of your stash! __:-)___

think of it as "the other right side"

front or back. whatev er you like better. Shhh. Don't tell the Quilt Police! LOL

I don't see any reason that you couldn't use whatever side of the fabric that you wanted or liked best. Alot of my fabrics have 2 sides on a wrong and right side. I say use whatever side you like best or works best with your other fabrics.

I am so glad that I have all of you to help me! Thank all of you!

I have done that before and I think if you want to use the back side as the front, then do it. It will make your quilt different and beautiful.

I am sure that I have inadvertantly used the back on some things. Use it if that is what looks the best to you!

No QP, use both side's! with my hand dyed you have no idea which side is which, can use both sides, same with all fabrics USE THE SIDE YOU LIKE!

You can do just as you want Its your quilt it will be wonderful!

I pay for both sides, I use both sides.... Learned this on a TV quilt show once. Some fabrics you can't tell front from back once cut, so if it looks good... I use either side.

If you can't tell the difference or if you like it better...go for it!

There is no wrong. I've used the back of fabrics many times. No one needs to know unless you tell them. Post a pic when you're done!

You paid for both sides. You can use both sides.

Tadpole, the fabric is yours, you paid for it, use it any way you want to. The only rule in quilting is...if you like the results, it works.

I use the backside often. The difference between the front and back sometimes works for the dark and medium or even the light in some patterns.