The information from my local quilt shop is that there are 3 qualities that the manufacturers sell. The highest quality goes to the quilt shops, the misprints or fabrics with imperfections--second runs through the printing and finishing goes to Hancocks and JoAnns. The 1st run and a less expensive finish and more prone to all the imperfections and fading goes to WalMart. I noticed that Hancock did not have as nice of collection of fabric as JoAnns and asked the lady at JoAnns who was checking me out who I knew used to work in the past at the local Hancocks and her answer was that Hancocks got in over their head and filed chapter 7 and left a lot of their distributers holding the bag and now many of their distributers will not supply to them. I have been satisfied from the mid line fabrics or the best that I can afford. Happy quilting