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amandasgramma 09-17-2009 09:38 AM

I don't know if you all have figured this out....but I just figured it out for myself! :mrgreen: I am making a quilt that has some pieces that are white with whiter polkadots. Once cut it was impossible to tell which side is the "right side". Totally by accident :wink: I discovered if I lay the piece on the dark cutting mat and flip back and forth, it's immediately evident which is the right side!!!!

Hope this helps you all! :mrgreen:

kwhite 09-17-2009 09:47 AM

I saw another hint that if you lay it on your leg it will be obvious too. I don't know why this works but it does!!

amandasgramma 09-17-2009 10:05 AM

Unless your leg is as white as the fabric!!!! :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

amma 09-17-2009 10:07 AM

Good Tip :D :D :D

Ninnie 09-17-2009 10:47 AM

Great tip, thanks!

Favorite Fabrics 09-17-2009 10:53 AM


Originally Posted by amandasgramma
Unless your leg is as white as the fabric!!!! :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Oh, my!

If that's the case, you need to get OUT more!

Don't forget to use sunscreen... :D

quiltsRfun 09-17-2009 11:19 AM


Unless your leg is as white as the fabric!!!!
That would be me. :lol: Never could tan.

Thanks for the hiint.

Mousie 09-17-2009 11:23 AM

Didn't know about placing it on a darker background, but I usually put a pin at the top of my blocks in the seam allowance, so I know which is the right side, and the top, too! :D

Mousie 09-17-2009 11:24 AM


Originally Posted by kwhite
I saw another hint that if you lay it on your leg it will be obvious too. I don't know why this works but it does!!

honestly, kw, you gotta get that chicken to smile! lol! :mrgreen:

MelissaK 09-17-2009 11:27 AM

What if it is a dark fabric like navy or black? I have the problem of figuring out which side is the right side more than the white ones!


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