Originally Posted by cowgirlquilter08
The difference between Wal-Mart fabric and your local quilt shop is the quality of the fabric it is printed on. You LQS has top quality first run fabrics. It may be the same print but it is a better quality fabric than what your chain stores get. Also from personal experience chain store fabrics lose their color after several washings. Just remember you get what you pay for.
That's probably true in some, maybe most, cases. Having said that, once you've made a quilt for everyone of your family and friends, many of us turn to charity quilts to keep us quilting. We can do that on our own dime when the fabric is low cost. I am making a quilt for my grand-nephew - lqs fabric was about $80. Then there is backing and batting to add on to the cost. I can't afford spend on fabric like that very often, so Walmarts' low cost fabrics are the answer. Bottom line - Walmart fabrics fill a need, and fills the need very nicely.