I have to agree with everyone else on feel. I also agree with Katier825 in that I have found brand names of fabric are very consistant on quality (Kaufman, Hoffman of California, Moda, Timeless Treasures etc). Quality fabric will also fade less and hold up better and most of all I think you will feel a real difference when working with quality fabric as opposed to bargain basement fabric. That is not to say you have to spend a lot. Once you become familiar with brand names you like you can find older prints (maybe last years designs) on line very inexpensively. Sites like Whittles and Thousands of Bolts have first quality name brands just not the latest prints for a fraction of the price. And because you are familiar with the manufacturer you know the quality of the fabric you will receive without the ever so important feel test.