Originally Posted by
rush88888
walmart, joann and hobby lobby carries fabric that is inferior to that of lqs. i would rather pay for quality so that my quilts might last 50 years or more. you get what you pay for. i only purchase from my 2 lqs. we can always say that it is too bad that a lqs closed; but, quilters help to keep them in business, and if those quilters prefer to purchase lower quality fabrics from the big box stores, lqs might close.
This is absolutely untrue. A person, who knows how to judge fabric quality, can find excellent fabric at any of those places. Lately, I've been buying a lot of Hobby Lobby fabric; the quality is
every bit as good as LQS fabric. Some of it is
actually better than the LQS fabric, in that it wrinkles less, when washed. Same weight, same silky feel, less wrinkles.