I use the back of fabrics when I use to do watercolor quilt. I may even use the back on this quilt I am gathering fabric for. No one is going to notice.

Once it's quilted who is going to know unless you tell them? Then again, so many quilters are like 2 year olds -- we tell on ourselves. What's up with that?

I was given a huge bolt of dark brown fabric with a tiny little white flower which to me looked dated and didn't "go" with anything. The back of the fabric was a lovely plain chocolately brown. I used the back side and it worked beautifully in my quilt of autumn colours and no one was the wiser!

Like everyone else said, you can use whatever side you want. BUT, just so there are not surprises later, I would make a sample, using the batting you are going to use and see if the print shows thru, before you do a lot of piecing, etc. I have found that some prints show up stronger depending on the batting behind them. (It especially makes a difference between natural W&N, and white W&N.) So although you do not see the print when looking at the backside, it might show up once everything is put together. It happened to a friend of mine, and she was very disappointed with the outcome, after all the work she had done. Hope it works out for you!

Happy New Year to all !!

Thanks, all!

I'll do that, yngldy! Good tip.

Watson

it's your quilt, do what you want. and like others have said, you pay for both sides.

If I said you couldn't do it, would that stop you? (said with a smile)

Go for it! Lots of reasons but best one is " it is yours!"

I've done that & found the exact shade I was looking for.

Just think of it as *the other right side*