I have most shopped at Walmart for fabric. In fact, I started buying huge quantities of it for my stash when I found out my local WM was going to stop carrying fabric. Don't get me wrong, I don't really care for WalMart. I no longer use their pharmacy and I buy my groceries at Publix and BiLo now, because I have learned to buy the sales and use coupons and we have more food in the house than we ever have....anyway, I just don't like WM. BUT, I am on a budget and can't afford LQS prices. If I were to pay those prices, I wouldn't be doing much quilting. The quilts that I've made with the best quality WM fabric have held up well, so what's the big deal?
Now I shop at Hobby Lobby and a couple of weeks ago I found 15 yards of wonderful muslin at the Goodwill. Guess what I paid? $1.00. Yep, you read it right ONE DOLLAR. So, I started thinking outside the box and have bought drapes and curtains at Goodwill and a great local thrift store to use not only as a backing, but in the quilt itself.
I attended a quilt show in Pigeon Forge late last winter. One of the presentations was a Bed Turning. A lady had collected a great number of old quilts, dating back as far as the late 1800s. Most of the quilts were scraps made from worn clothing. HELLO!!!! Those quilts are still going strong after 50+ years.
My name is Shelia and I am not a fabric snob. :-0