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:

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!!

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

Good Tip :D :D :D

Great tip, thanks!

Oh, my!

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

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

That would be me. :lol: Never could tan.

Thanks for the hiint.

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

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

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!

Thanks for that tip, as my other quilt has some white on white print which is really difficult to tell right side up.

Thanks Elle

"IF" your eyes are good enough to see up close :wink: , the weave is usually more pronounced on the front and flatter on the back.

It's a little harder to tell on batiks, but the front is often a little brighter and the edges of the pattern a little more spread out on the back. It's hard to tell sometimes. But if you put 2 pieces side by side and flip one back and forth can help you decide.

I usually take my chalk pencil and mark the back before I cut...I just draw lines across the whole piece a few inches apart. I usually catch a line after I've cut...it makes it easier to pick it out once rather than to check every cut piece. :)

That's my problem, my eyes AREN'T good enough! :( But I DO like your idea of marking....that would work on dark AND light fabric!

My legs are that white and it works no matter what you are wearing. Weird.

How is this chicken???