Originally Posted by
SuziSew
By the way...do any of you have any experience with the American Made Brand of solids?
YES! But my experience was last summer (2014) when they first rolled out. Again during the winter of 2014-15. The first I bought at a quilt shop. VERY DISAPPOINTED! It was thin, thin, thin. Thought I'd try again for another quilt and found it to be a tad thicker, but so stinkin' stretchy! It will take me awhile to ever buy that again. I, personally, would not buy it for any project until the quality improves.
I, too, like Benartex, RJR, and In the Beginning along with Connecting Threads. Susan Winget fabrics are nice and I've bought those at Joanne's.
To audition fabric that I"m seriou about buying, I hold it up to the light and look through one layer of fabric. If I see a lot of light shining through, it's not for me. Sounds weird, but after you do it a few times, you get the idea. I like fabric that has a medium to tight weave. Just me.