When I use the cricut, I tend to cut for an hour or so for multiple projects. Later, I end up spending way too much time trying to figure out which way the pieces go. Eureka!! It finally occured to me. When I take the pieces off the mat, I put a pencil mark on the back. No more turning the pieces over and over trying to figure out which is the front. I can't believe it took me almost a year to figure this out!