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07-30-2010, 05:55 AM

#51

rwquilts

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Join Date: Jul 2010

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YOU are the boss of your own fabric...it's entirely up to you! What freedom to have double the fabric to work with, so to speak, huh? Be brave!

07-30-2010, 06:05 AM

#52

uniquelynancy

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I use the backs of fabrics alot. Especially when I want a lighter tone for contrast in a quilt.

07-30-2010, 06:15 AM

#53

Moon Holiday

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Location: Connecticut River, northern NH

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Tadpole

I bought some white material that is a ( I hope this is right) Tone on Tone. White with little white flowers. When I would look at it it looked like the white flowers or the design on it was well a little off white. I hope that someone on here can understand what I am talking about. When I took it up to be cut I opened it up from the bolt and the backside of it was the white on white and I loved it but it is THE BACK SIDE of the material! My question is would it be wrong to use the back side as the front? I really like it so much better that the front. I really need help on this.

As far as I am concerned, there is no wrong side in fabric; you use whichever side works with your project!

07-30-2010, 06:29 AM

#54

Twilliebee

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Location: PEI, Canada

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I just use whatever side I like the best. Several times I've gotten home with a chunk of sale fabric that I bought because it was cheap and I could use it up. Then looked at the flip side, fell in love, and gone back for more LOL.
Have fun, there is no wrong side. Just what Michele says about the Quilt Police........

07-30-2010, 06:39 AM

#55

sandpat

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Its yours....do whatever you like with it and don't feel the need to "explain" to anyone!

07-30-2010, 06:40 AM

#56

lupinlady5

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Location: Maine

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I even took a class about tone on tones- there are NO rules. when the back looks as good as the front-use it-all are right, you paid for both sides :thumbup:

07-30-2010, 06:44 AM

#57

steelecg

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Location: north Texas

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you can use it any way you want - sometimes the back is great for certain effects

07-30-2010, 06:55 AM

#58

daisydell

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Location: elgin, il

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use the side you like the best. You only have to choose which makes you the happiest. Dare to be different

07-30-2010, 07:09 AM

#59

purplefiend

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Location: Round Rock,Texas

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Tadpole,
I made a mostly plaid quilt and couldn't find a suitably
light plaid for my background. I ended up using the wrong
side of a red and white printed plaid and it works great and nobody knows unless I tell them. Here's the link to it.

http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...45965719jyLhbF

Sharon W.

07-30-2010, 07:09 AM

#60

Ramona Byrd

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Join Date: May 2009

Location: Merced, CA

Posts: 4,188

I still have some of my late husband's shirts he got in
Hawaii, and he loved the ones that had been made
deliberately with the back side on top. And these weren't
cheap ones either!! Lovely, with gorgeous muted tones.
i'll get around to cutting into them some day. Still have
not found any like them in thrift stores or yard sales, or
even in regular stores. Probably have to go back to the
islands for more, if they even have them after about 35
years!