Yep. One's a fox and one's a wolf. Both belong to the same family.

I have made several "cheater" quilts for my grandchildren. I knew they would be loved and used "hard." They turned out absolutely gorgeous. Grandkids (and they were adult Grandchildren) loved them. I made one heirloom type quilt and saw how it was used and said never again.

I remember when using a rotary cutter and rulers instead of templates was considered 'cheating'.
Then there came the "machine quilting is cheating" dictum.
Neither of them were true, just different.
Make your quilt YOUR way and be pleased with it. Calling the fabric "efficiency quilting" instead of "cheating" might help. :D

Jan in VA

A lot of the cheater cloth is gorgeous! If you see something you like, use it! Everyone loves them when they are done!

Best answer yet! Love this!

It is just a whole cloth quilt, I don't know of anyone who says a whole cloth quilt isn't a "real" quilt. Just an opportunity to work on and show case the actual quilting.

I agree. Not a whole lot different. I used a cheater cloth. Just needed binding.

One of my favorite things to do with cheater cloth is use it to make borders around the blocks when I make T-shirt quilts. As a rule the shirts are a solid color with a design printed on, so there is room for the added interest and color of the faux quilted designs without detracting from the shirts.

I try to stick with prints that tend to blend in with the shirt color on each one. I have a small collection of these cheater cloth fabrics to use in projects like this. They are sometimes available at thrift stores because sewers don't know what to do with them.

If the "cheater cloth" is a good quality, there is nothing wrong with using it. I have seen many beautiful quilts made this way.

Have fun and enjoy the doing.
peace

This is a great idea and I am going to try this the first chance I get. I might have to find a cheater fabric I like and build a quilt into it.:D
peace