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Momma_K 12-13-2010 10:50 AM


Originally Posted by owie
People love to criticize and hurt other people. This is a trerrible way to go threw life. If you like it better, good for you and keep doing it that way. There are no quilt police and as far as I know there is no judging board either.

I know what you mean. We had one like that in the family. She wasn't happy unless she was hurting someone one way or antoher. Always causing some sort of trouble. Well, she's been gone for 8 years now...I mean really gone, she passed away a very bitter person. And now another does the same thing. Why can't people WANT to be kind and unhurtful!! I just can't imagine... :oops:

k9dancer 12-13-2010 12:21 PM


Originally Posted by just_the_scraps_m'am
i'm losing it! some of the fabrics--especially the batiks & hand dyes---are identical on front & back---
how do you recognize their fronts & backs when sewing with other pieces ...?
how have you dealt with this?
{i'm waiting for somebody to say it doesn't really matter!}

You paid for both sides of the fabric, didn't you?
Use whichever side you like!

Kayaker26 12-13-2010 01:13 PM

It might not matter but once you decide which you like I put blue painters tape on the side I chose so I don't end up using the wrong side once it is cut! Hope this helps!

catrancher 12-13-2010 01:36 PM

I know just what you mean. I figure if it's so hard to tell, then it doesn't really matter. Nevertheless, I try to figure it out by looking at the weave. The right side appears "smoother" for lack of a better world, while the wrong side is slightly "bumpy." Those are just the words I made up in my small brain, but someone else might describe it differently. Try looking at a solid where there is an obvious right and wrong and it will help you see what I'm talking about. It's easier to see on a solid, but a print will work too. You just need to look at something with an obvious right and wrong. I work with batiks a lot and I'm sure I've mixed some right sides and wrong sides, but I've never been able to tell.

New knee 12-13-2010 02:52 PM

Even with cottons, it is not the "wrong" side, but rather the "other" side. Sometimes the "other" side suits the purpose better than the front side.

stitchofclass2 12-13-2010 02:52 PM

Absolutely!

dljennings 12-13-2010 05:01 PM


Originally Posted by amma
batiks and hand dyes do not have a right/wrong side, it is the way they are dyed :D
other fabrics, I have used the "wrong" side if it worked better for me :D:D:D

i've used the wrong side of regular fabrics too... i paid for both sides, so i can used either one!

Annaleehunter 12-13-2010 07:20 PM


Originally Posted by just_the_scraps_m'am
i'm losing it! some of the fabrics--especially the batiks & hand dyes---are identical on front & back---
how do you recognize their fronts & backs when sewing with other pieces ...?
how have you dealt with this?
{i'm waiting for somebody to say it doesn't really matter!}

Use the side that is pleasing to you... No one will know the difference!

jitkaau 12-13-2010 08:15 PM

Check the selvedges. The needle holes along the edge go in from the top side.
Nancy Zieman always calls the reverse side,"The other right side."

Annaleehunter 12-13-2010 08:17 PM

There are times I like the 'wrong' side as I prefer a softer look! There is no wrong or right!


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