I say...if you can't tell, nobody else will. Some fabrics are so close to being the same on both side.

Ditto! And sometimes I use the wrong side as the right side just for a shade variation.

Especially batiks and some solids like Kona cottons.
And some prints have a beautiful deep solid colid color on the back (such as many Jinny Beyer prints). I look for these in particular because with today's prices, I'd better be able to use the fabric both ways!

Jan in VA

i pay for both sides of my fabrics- and use both sides as they meet my needs- sometimes one side (works) better than the other- which ever works gets used-
there is no (wrong)-just different

If you can't tell the difference - why would it matter?

I agree. If I have to fight to figure it out it doesn't matter. I saw post once that u should use wrong siDe occas to have a contrast.

I agree, if you can't tell the difference, why would it matter!

Sometimes you can tell by the weave...the back is usually "flatter" looking and the weave more pronounced in the front. If you want to use the same side consistently in your project, mark one side before you cut your pieces with a chalk pencil and use that as your back. I mark squiggly lines across mine, but any markings would do. It's much quicker and easier than to try to identify the front of each piece you handle.

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The chalk markings should rub off by the time you are done with the pieces, too.

I think I would also try to be consistent about which side I used - even if i couldn't really tell the difference by glancing at the pieces.

I also use both sides, whichever meets my needs.