I have been following this topic without commenting but --- oh, dear!
I am about to begin my first row robin quilt and I'm nervous enough about being creative and doing a good job. Now I have to worry over whether my fabric is good enough or not!
Years ago I got into a debate over making baby quilts. This one woman said that she spent "X" amount of money per quilt to make sure she got "good" fabric. When I told her I could make several baby quilts for that amount of money, she looked down her nose at me and said that the quilts I made were probably useless. Well, you can imagine how I felt and for several years didn't make any at all!!
I finally got over myself and went back to making baby quilts. (I made them mostly for friends and co-workers. It seemed like someone at work was always adding to their family!) The point of my "story" is that most of us are limited in the amount of money we can spend. But I feel that if I can make one toddler happy with my "useless" quilt, then I have done "good" that day. It might not have cost a lot of money to make, but it was made with love.
I also don't give anyone a quilt unless I know it will be used. So many of us put back "nice" stuff to use "later" and what happens? Our relatives sell it at a yard sale after we're gone....